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1 " In a well-constructed story, the plot will initiate the latent change found in the tension point between the protagonist’s specific virtue and flaw. "
― K.M. Weiland , Writing Your Story's Theme: The Writer's Guide to Plotting Stories That Matter (Helping Writers Become Authors Book 9)
2 " In any kind of Change Arc, the Want reveals the Lie the Character Believes in action. "
3 " Within the character’s inner life, the Lie has created either a hole or a block. "
4 " The more calibrated your approach to the polarities of Want versus Need and Lie versus Truth, the more nuanced your thematic discussion and your presentation of plot and character will be. "
5 " The First Act (1%-25%) 1%: The Hook: Believes Lie "
6 " 12%: The Inciting Event: First Hint Lie Will No Longer Work "
7 " 25%: The First Plot Point: Lie No Longer Effective "
8 " The Second Act (25%-75%) 37%: The First Pinch Point: Punished for Using Lie "
9 " 50%: The Midpoint (Second Plot Point): Sees Truth, But Doesn’t Yet Reject Lie "
10 " 62%: The Second Pinch Point: Rewarded for Effectively Using Truth "
11 " The Third Act (75%-100%) 75%: The Third Plot Point: Rejects Lie "
12 " 88%: The Climax: Embraces Truth "
13 " 98%: The Climactic Moment: Uses Truth to Gain Need "
14 " 100%: The Resolution: Enters New Truth-Empowered Normal World "
15 " usually it’s helpful to view the first half of the structure (Scene: Goal, Conflict, Disaster) as action in the external conflict, and the second half (Sequel: Reaction, Dilemma, Decision) as the internal reaction that will, in turn, roll back around to impact the external conflict in the next Scene. "