Author Don Massenzio

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Author Don Massenzio

5 Things To Do In Your Story’s Second Act – From the Maltese Tiger blog


You’ve knocked out your First Act and you have a killer Inciting Incident. What now? Well, it’s time for your Second Act, and in this act, your protagonist has one job-

To Respond.

A good First Act will end with a major plot point that will disrupt the protagonist’s life in a significant way. Need an example? Think of when Luke Skywalker returned home to the moisture farm only to find Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru murdered by Stormtroopers.

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