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• Episode #591: Understanding the Adventure World of a Story’s Second Act: Writers can use the metaphoric Adventure World of a story’s Second Act to better understand this crucial part of story structure.
• Episode #592: Understanding the Underworld of a Story’s Third Act: The Underworld of a Story’s Third Act is symbolically important for creating powerful and realistic change with your characters and plot.
• Episode #593: Understanding the New Normal World of a Story’s Resolution: The Underworld of a Story’s Third Act is symbolically important for creating powerful and realistic change with your characters and plot.
• Episode #594: 8 Ways to Avoid Cardboard Characters (and Plot Contrivances While You’re At It): If your story suffers from cardboard characters, it probably also suffers from plot contrivances. Good news: if you fix one, you fix both.