I’ve been tapping into The Closer Look quite a lot for my featured video
essays, and I’m overdue to change it up a bit. Fortunately, Lindsay Ellis (formerly
known as the Nostalgia Chick) had exactly the kind of essay I was looking to
feature here.
You’ve probably heard the term “three-act structure” dropped
a lot as if you’re supposed to know exactly what that means. But what is the
three-act structure, and what does it want from us? In this essay, Lindsay
gives a great beat-by-beat breakdown of the structure. You’ll be
surprised/horrified at how all of your favorite stories fit into this format.
How fundamental is the three-act structure to storytelling? Without
even trying, the novel I’ve been working on fits into it very neatly.
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