Finally made it to the transition point between act I and II. All I had to do was examine the personalities of the characters involved, do some serious background writing, and completely rewrite most of the section where the transition happens. Easy!
How do you transition between acts? The hardest thing for me to do lately has been to get my MC and her mentor/guide across the threshold from Act 1 (setting the scene) to Act 2 (rising action). It's a bit like standing on the edge of a cliff and waiting for someone to push you off...
Here's an excellent (and brief) analysis and explanation of the three-act drama method. Essential reading for any budding writer.
Today we bid a fond farewell to one Patrick McGoohan, a.k.a. Number 6. Mr. McGoohan was the genius behind the cult classic spy drama "The Prisoner", a British television series about the adventures of a renegade spy who is drugged, kidnapped, and held prisoner in a place known only as "The Village". The show covered all the bases - philosophical, existential, political and the intensely surreal - and remains to this day one of the greatest and best spy classics of all time.
