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〰️TABLE OF CONTENTS〰️
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⚜️TUTORIALS
THE DYNAMIC THREE-ACT STORY STRUCTURE (D3ASS) MASTERCLASS
ACT 1 TUTORIALS:
Tutorial 02—Let’s Dive Into Act 1
Tutorial 03—Dynamic Beat 1: The Hook & The Ordinary World
Tutorial 04—Dynamic Beat 2: The Setup; Who, Where, When
Tutorial 05—Dynamic Beat 3: Disruption; The Inciting Incident
Tutorial 06—Dynamic Beat 4: The Debate; Resistance
Tutorial 07—Dynamic Beat 5: The Debate; Commitment
Tutorial 08—Dynamic Beat 6: First Stunning Surprise; First Plot Point
ACT 2 TUTORIALS:
Tutorial 10—Let’s Dive Into Act 2
Tutorial 11—Dynamic Beat 7: Call to Adventure; B-Story Rising
Tutorial 12—Dynamic Beat 8: Trailblazing; Fun and Games
Tutorial 13—Dynamic Beat 9: Trailblazing; First Pinch Point
Tutorial 14—Dynamic Beat 10: Trailblazing; Obstacles Are Testy
Tutorial 15—Dynamic Beat 11: Trailblazing; Reality Check
Tutorial 16—Dynamic Beat 12: Internal Conflict Escalation; Midpoint
Tutorial 17—Dynamic Beat 13: Disconcerted; Adversarial Forces Closing In
Tutorial 18—Dynamic Beat 14: Disconcerted; Heightened Stakes
Tutorial 19—Dynamic Beat 15: Disconcerted; Second Pinch Point
Tutorial 20—Dynamic Beat 16: All is Lost; Dead End
Tutorial 21—Dynamic Beat 17: Dark Night of the Soul; Disaster
Tutorial 22—Dynamic Beat 18: Second Stunning Surprise; Second Plot Point
ACT 3 TUTORIALS:
Tutorial 24—Let’s Dive Into Act 3
Tutorial 25—Dynamic Beat 19: The Aha! Moment; Pieces Fall into Place
Tutorial 26—Dynamic Beat 20: The Final Confrontation; Climax
Tutorial 27—Dynamic Beat 21: Transformation; Denouement and Final Image
BEYOND THE MASTERCLASS:
Tutorial 29—Structure as a Safety Net
Tutorial 30—The Messy First Draft
⚜️WRITER FAVES
🍂 CRAFTING VIVID PROSE
Filter Words Every Writer Should Avoid
Using Foreign Languages in English Fiction
🍂 DICTIONARIES (new words added routinely)
Instead of “Very___”, Write This
🍂 CRAFT MASTERY SESSIONS
15 Alternatives to Narration to Reveal Character Traits
How Career Success Cursed My Creative Writing
How to Craft Unforgettable Characters
🍂AUTHOR SUCCESS
BookTok: a Thriving Platform for Indie Author Discoverability and Book Sales
Support Networks for Writers: Genre-Specific and General Organizations
🍂 GENRE BIBLES
Cathartic ("Make me ugly-cry")
LitRPG (Literary Role-Playing)
Multigenerational (Family) Saga
Postmodernist Upmarket Fiction
Weird Girls / Unhinged Women Fiction