Comments on: Story Structure Series: #6 — Wrapping Your Head Around the Mid-Point Milestone http://storyfix.com/story-structure-steries-6-wrapping-your-head-around-the-mid-point-milestone Novel Writing Tips & Fundamentals - Storyfix.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:15:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Suspense fix: Arm the antagonist » Jordan McCollum http://storyfix.com/story-structure-steries-6-wrapping-your-head-around-the-mid-point-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-2359 Suspense fix: Arm the antagonist » Jordan McCollum Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:42:56 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=663#comment-2359 [...] that are designed to raise the stakes by showing us just how bad the villain is. Even the Mid-Point is designed to help with this, showing the hero more to the story, changing the way he views the [...] [...] that are designed to raise the stakes by showing us just how bad the villain is. Even the Mid-Point is designed to help with this, showing the hero more to the story, changing the way he views the [...]

]]> By: Keeping the suspense in the middle of your structure » Jordan McCollum http://storyfix.com/story-structure-steries-6-wrapping-your-head-around-the-mid-point-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-2246 Keeping the suspense in the middle of your structure » Jordan McCollum Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:52:36 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=663#comment-2246 [...] that are designed to raise the stakes by showing us just how bad the villain is. Even the Mid-Point is designed to help with this, showing the hero more to the story, changing the way he views the [...] [...] that are designed to raise the stakes by showing us just how bad the villain is. Even the Mid-Point is designed to help with this, showing the hero more to the story, changing the way he views the [...]

]]> By: Write Your Book < How To Self Publish A Book http://storyfix.com/story-structure-steries-6-wrapping-your-head-around-the-mid-point-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-814 Write Your Book < How To Self Publish A Book Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:26:04 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=663#comment-814 [...] Story Structure Series: #6 — Wrapping Your Head Around the Mid-Point Milestone [...] [...] Story Structure Series: #6 — Wrapping Your Head Around the Mid-Point Milestone [...]

]]> By: Overview of Larry Brooks’s Story Structure » Jordan McCollum http://storyfix.com/story-structure-steries-6-wrapping-your-head-around-the-mid-point-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-662 Overview of Larry Brooks’s Story Structure » Jordan McCollum Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:57:17 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=663#comment-662 [...] the end of the Response comes the Mid-Point. As the name suggests, this is halfway through the story. And here, the hero and/or the reader [...] [...] the end of the Response comes the Mid-Point. As the name suggests, this is halfway through the story. And here, the hero and/or the reader [...]

]]> By: Story Structure « The Writing Land http://storyfix.com/story-structure-steries-6-wrapping-your-head-around-the-mid-point-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-294 Story Structure « The Writing Land Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:38:51 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=663#comment-294 [...] Story Structure Series: #6 — Wrapping Your Head Around the Mid-Point Milestone [...] [...] Story Structure Series: #6 — Wrapping Your Head Around the Mid-Point Milestone [...]

]]> By: janice http://storyfix.com/story-structure-steries-6-wrapping-your-head-around-the-mid-point-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-165 janice Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:08:00 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=663#comment-165 Just as I was thinking <i>I wish he would give a concrete example; this is starting to feel like geometry...</i> ;( (I sucked at maths) you wowed me with the Coma example! I'm twitching to apply this to a story sometime. Thanks again! PS. A technical point, Larry. I save your posts to read together, but the feed titles don't differentiate between them. The emails just have your blog's tagline, so it makes filing them harder because they're identical in the inbox. Next time you speak to your tech person, you could show them this great post by a friend of mine; folk have tried it out and written back to say how pleased they are with the results. http://wahmbizbuilder.com/email-branding/ Just as I was thinking I wish he would give a concrete example; this is starting to feel like geometry… ;( (I sucked at maths) you wowed me with the Coma example!

I’m twitching to apply this to a story sometime. Thanks again!

PS. A technical point, Larry. I save your posts to read together, but the feed titles don’t differentiate between them. The emails just have your blog’s tagline, so it makes filing them harder because they’re identical in the inbox. Next time you speak to your tech person, you could show them this great post by a friend of mine; folk have tried it out and written back to say how pleased they are with the results.

http://wahmbizbuilder.com/email-branding/

]]> By: Patrick Sullivan http://storyfix.com/story-structure-steries-6-wrapping-your-head-around-the-mid-point-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-162 Patrick Sullivan Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:14:07 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=663#comment-162 J.Morgan: Some interesting advice I saw once towards your point is "foreshadow anything important 3 times before the reveal" and that makes a lot of sense. When you go that route it gives enough different clues that, as you mention, on the reread it all makes sense, and possibly some clever readers might even spot it (making them feel good in the process, which if done well will be something they associate with your books in the future). J.Morgan: Some interesting advice I saw once towards your point is “foreshadow anything important 3 times before the reveal” and that makes a lot of sense. When you go that route it gives enough different clues that, as you mention, on the reread it all makes sense, and possibly some clever readers might even spot it (making them feel good in the process, which if done well will be something they associate with your books in the future).

]]> By: J.Morgan http://storyfix.com/story-structure-steries-6-wrapping-your-head-around-the-mid-point-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-160 J.Morgan Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:35:14 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=663#comment-160 The main thing I want from any book or movie is to reach the end and be left with my jaw hanging. I want to be surprised at the end. Then I go back and when I notice the subtle hints that were left that I never picked up on... that's when I knew it was REALLY GOOD. The mid point of an OK story is the time I usaully can pick out the ending peice by peice...who is going to die and what the BIG...secret is. But a great story leaves you hanging onto every word. Great post. The main thing I want from any book or movie is to reach the end and be left with my jaw hanging. I want to be surprised at the end.

Then I go back and when I notice the subtle hints that were left that I never picked up on… that’s when I knew it was REALLY GOOD.

The mid point of an OK story is the time I usaully can pick out the ending peice by peice…who is going to die and what the BIG…secret is.

But a great story leaves you hanging onto every word.

Great post.

]]> By: poch http://storyfix.com/story-structure-steries-6-wrapping-your-head-around-the-mid-point-milestone/comment-page-1#comment-158 poch Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:29:03 +0000 http://storyfix.com/?p=663#comment-158 I like the short piece Larry. It's just as great. I like the short piece Larry.
It’s just as great.

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