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Acts of a Story

I’m slowly outlining a series where every book has a 4 Act structure.  It’s rather defined too with a ‘mini-climax’ occurring at the end of each section.  This has been the style for this series for a while, but I’m … Continue reading

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The Final Battle: Speeches, Violence, and Possible Closure

Now, there are all types of final ‘battles’ that one can do with an action-based story.  A grand chase to freedom, armies crashing, slaying of a great beast, defeat without killing the enemy, and many others.  I could spend the … Continue reading

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