Professor Jenkin's 3-Act structure is a basic blueprint for story-writing. It resembles a baseball diamond with three bases. On your way to first you need a hook to grab your audience's attention. You create a protagonist/antagonist to run the bases for you, like designated runners. At first base they reach the first act break and their path takes a ninety degree turn, with some foiled goal.
On the way to second base your protagonist attempts to regain control but the situation goes from bad to worse. This leads them to third base where your protagonist struggles with conflicts (both internal and external.) He/she must resolve these quickly to get to home base and score. On your way home you have one last chance to sell your message but by the time your characters get home they will have needed to grow and change in some way.
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