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You’ve written your story up to the midpoint, congratulation! Or maybe you haven’t gotten that
You’ve reached the daunting midpoint, you’ve successfully crossed the inciting incident of your story, given
Now, how do you close the midpoint of your story and transition to the resolution?
Maybe you’ve written all there is you need to write, but the problem is, you don’
If you read my article “How to Keep Readers Interested in Your Novel”, you might recall that
This is what ushers the story into Act 2 or the midpoint of your story
The Reaction usually comes after your protagonist has made a decision on how to reach their goal
Then the game-changing plot twist comes when the protagonist comes to a realization, or is presented with
This is where you ask yourself; What action is my protagonist going to make in light of
This is how to best drive the plot forward and deliver a meaningful story
You can’t just place your characters in the middle of a situation and just let them
They have to fight back against the plot with decisions of their own
This is what brings up questions in the mind of the readers, and then elicits curiosity
This is the psychology behind storytelling that make people hungry for more
The Action your protagonist would be taking here is just like the second inciting incident
Your protagonist is presented with another situation where they have to make another impossible decision that pushes
And every decision that they make has to lead them into even more trouble
And what better way is there to do that than to make them think they are making
Remember, everything you are writing is supposed to draw in your readers and make them hungry for
But how are you going to do that from the midpoint? The answer is to build up
After the inciting incident when your protagonist makes a decision, your first pinch point should come in
Many writers try to achieve this same effect with exciting and adventurous scenarios; however, they are only
Your second pinch point should come in after your protagonist makes their new plan based on the
This pinch point should show that the antagonistic force is looming even closer than ever before
You want to give your readers a cycle of questions, curiosity, answers, and dopamine release, throughout your
This is how you close your midpoint; with a pinch point that shows the antagonistic force looming
You want to build suspense for the upcoming disaster that your protagonist might have to face in
So ask yourself the following questions when writing the end of your second act:
Do they believe their new plan is the best plan while avoiding their greatest fear?
If you can answer those questions, you should have no problems closing the midpoint of your story
What other ways do you close the midpoint of your story? Kindly share your thoughts, I’d