Steven Pressfield is the author of The War of Art, Gates of Fire, and, most recently, The Arcadian. He sat down with writer David Perrell on How I Write to lay out the principles behind great ...

You want to be a screenwriter, yeah, and you've got stories burning inside you. You've maybe read a book or two about three-act structure, bought some screenwriting software, and stared at that blank ...

In the world of film, the three-act structure has long reigned as a blueprint for screenwriting. It tells us that every “good story” has a setup, a confrontation, and a resolution. Just like great ...