
Ep. 569: The Two Halves of the Inciting Event
Helping Writers Become Authors
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The Call to Adventure in Astori
Major structural beats are where things get real for the characters. The insiting event half way through the first act, at the 12 % mark, is the first of these major turning points. Prior to this, the character's normal world will already have been established. This phrase is expli a reference to the hero's journey as codified by joseph campbell in the hero with a thousand faces. Regardless of the type of story, i still like the well used term of call to adventure to evoke this important aspect of the inciting event.
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