In Rainbows

he second act of my first screenplay came rather easily. The tension and action rose with each page between the characters culminating in a third act finish that I'm proud of. The second act of my second screenplay, 86ed, has stymied me for over a month.

During that time I've had a general idea how the story needed to end, but I didn't know how to get there. That is, till tonight. Tonight I decided to work backwards. If I could decide where I needed the characters and the story to end, I could then draw character and story arcs from the first act to the third.

Knowing where and how everything needs to end also helps me know what I need to establish early on and how to color each rainbow-like arc from first to third act.

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rough first draft of my latest screenplay's first act is in the books. I'm having fun with the story and really writing it as I go which is a big change from ACYW.

I can also tell where I've learned from class and can see the improvement that it's made on my screenwriting. I'm able to do more with less.

Looking forward to ramping up the action in Act Two...