Where is the turning point? It sounds like a simple question, but the answer is more complicated than you might expect. If your pacing feels off, check your turning point against these two guidelines.
The turning point is the moment that changes everything. Get it right, and the climax is inevitable. Get it wrong, and everything falls apart. Here’s the simple framework that makes the turning point work.
Your protagonist’s goal drives the story. And this deceptively simple goal framework will tie your entire story structure together.
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You’ve named your genre, but the pieces still don’t fit together. Here’s how to turn genre from a source of confusion into a tool that makes revision click.
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