Comments on: Story Structure Series: #5 — Part 2 of Your Story… The Response

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:01:03 +0000

Hi Larry,

Wow- I have been staying up until 3am each night devouring your posts. This one, however, I keep coming back to. I understand how you would need the three aspects of this sections (retreat and regrouping, doomed attempt at action, and reminder of antagonistic force). Is it possible to have your pinch point within your doomed attempt to take action?

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:09:28 +0000

@Serena — interesting question. Even when the antagonist reveals herself to actually be an ally soon after the Pinch Point, there still needs to be an antagonistic force in play. Even though the reader has been misled at the PP, it would/could STILL show a more generic version of the antagonist pressure becoming visible. A tough one, but doable. And interesting when executed well. That’s my take, hope it helps. L.

By: Sarena

Sarena — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:34:40 +0000

Really helpful post.
I have a question, though, if you still read comments from old posts.
Would these rules about pinch points and showing the antagonistic force still apply if the one whom the character thought to be the antagonist is revealed to be an ally instead shortly after?

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You’ve left us hanging!!! We’re hooked, we care, and now – we want to know the rest!

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By: J.Morgan

J.Morgan — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:09:15 +0000

Now we’re getting into the thick of it. Here’s where I’m doggiepadling in a race. This is super helpful. You must be an awesome speaker. I’ll have to go see you at a writer’s Con. sometime. (Do you still do those?)

Thanks again.

By: janice

janice — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:01:01 +0000

Keep’em coming! You’ll have me writing a novel before long, just to see if your generic architectural structure template works for beginners! (I do have a screenplay in my head that I haven’t told you about, in case you make me do anything about it! )

By: poch

poch — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:04:35 +0000

All I can is that I’m following this everyday.

Btw, doesn’t the last sentence, ‘Next installment: #6 – Getting Your Head Aund (sic?) the Mid-Point of your Story.’ contain a typo?