This post by K.M. Weiland originally appeared on her Helping Writers Become Authors site on 3/29/15.
You may have heard of these little darlings called “Pinch Points.” Of all the important structural moments in your story, they’re the most likely to be neglected. They get lost amidst all the excited chatter about their bigger, flashier brethren: the Plot Points. But Pinch Points–two of them, both occurring in the Second Act–are crucial to your story’s structure.
I realized I’ve never written a proper post on Pinch Points, so today I figure it’s time to remedy that. After all, there is a lot of confusion swirling around the subject.
What are Pinch Points?
How do they compare to Plot Points?
Where do they belong in the story?
What do they do?
And what happens when you neglect them?
Let’s find out!
Read the full post on Helping Writers Become Authors.