Many successful writers of novels, blockbuster films and made-for-TV holiday movies follow a time-tested formula. It’s called the three-act structure. The three-act formula has been entrenched ...

The three-act structure is the foundation most stories are built on—here’s how to use it to become a better writer and storyteller.

Yet in doing one of my many dives into Tolkien's apocrypha, I discovered something fascinating: It took the author much deliberation to come up with the titles of The Lord of the Rings' individual ...

Poor old three-act structure. It gets hammered away at, like an old punching bag, every time someone wants to challenge the primacy of the formulaic Hollywood screenwriting methods. “Take that! You ...

Rouse used Uncharted 2: Among Thieves as an example of a game using the three act structure. The game includes an introduction already en media res, a 10 to 12 hour midpoint that includes two ...

There’s a difference between a story, a good story and a transformative one that moves hearts and minds. The classic 3-act structure will help you tell transformative ones.