Three-act basics
Substantive editors such as myself help writers to structure their stories. For full-length manuscripts, I work a lot with a three-act model. The three-act model breaks down pretty simply. In Act 1, we find out what the ordinary world of the protagonist (the hero) is...
On Criticism
A few years ago, I was talking with a local director in a theatre lobby. I had recently given a show of his a mixed review and, as we spoke, he became so enraged that I braced myself for a blow to the head. He and I had already had an extended and difficult...
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