April 2018
Beginner
476 pages
14h 4m
English
The concept behind the three-act story is very simple: each story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. This concept is extremely intuitive, as most of the stories we know follow it. Just think about the classic fairy tales that start with Once upon a time and end with and they lived happily ever after, after a series of events. Movies, books, and many games follow the same pattern.
A better definition of beginning, middle, and end are given by looking at what happens in each of these parts, or acts: