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Aug 27, 2008
Writing Notes
My Definition of an Act…
…is an action. Complete from beginning to end.
What’s yours?
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Don’t Make it Difficult
I wanted to do a few posts on what I have figured out about structure. I wanted to draw my pretty line drawing that I use all the time to show
What is an Action?
It is what is required to obtain the character’s want, goal, or need. In the end, they may not obtain it. They may lose it, they may realize their
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