Usually a story can be broken into three parts:

Act I is all about introductions: main characters, world they live in, problems they face and their main struggle.

Act II is where you find out how hard the characters are willing to work to get what they want.

Act III rewards characters who deserve it, and punish those who don’t.

Every author has their favorite section, and for me, all of the magic happens in Act III.

In Christmas at Inlet Beach, Tyra really went through the wringer and I’m going to spend the next two days deciding what to give her. Of course, there’s always the trick ending where good characters should be rewarded but aren’t but I’m not sure I can do that to her.

I’ll have to think about it.

And that is the magic of Act III….and the magic of storytelling.

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