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Hi:

This may be the wrong forum, but here goes. I've written and published 3 historical books - non-fiction. Good as far as they go, I guess, which isn't far.
It occurred to me that there was another story line in a sort of amalgam of the 3 books, and I've given a few talks on this new story.
However, it seems to me that there must be a better way to approach this new story and make it more interesting to readers and listeners. I've looked at the "3 Act" approach, but I'm not sure that it is really suitable for history.
In my story there are two protagonists, who eventually cooperate against a common antagonist-this is factually correct. The difficulty is in finding the "disasters" that are to be committed by the protagonists.
I don't know if any of this is making sense, but the problem as I see it is that historical accuracy keeps getting in the way of the dramatic bits that might capture the reader's attention.
Any ideas where I might find something as a guide?
Thanks