Questions tagged [turning-point]

This tag should be used for questions about different turning points in your writing, such as questions about how these can be executed or finding resources that inform you of ways to write turning points in a compelling way.

This tag should be used for questions about different turning points in your writing, such as questions about how these can be executed or finding resources that inform you of ways to write turning points in a compelling way.

You should mention the kind of writing you are interested in, such as whether this question is about or and what parts of writing a turning point are difficult for you. The question should make clear what you are expecting the answer to help you with so that these can be geared towards your specific case.

Contrast this with the tag , which is supposed to be about one specific turning point in fictional writing where the conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist is biggest.

You might also be interested in the tag if you are asking about structuring your work or if you are still working on a first draft and planning the important steps that you are going to take in your writing.

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Avoiding Deus Ex Machina resolutions?

Most Crime/Thriller Novels usually have a sudden, unexpected plot twist that puts the main character in a really hopeless situation. One way to resolve this is by using a "Deus Ex Machina", that is a character that suddenly appears out of nowhere…
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How do I avoid a “mid-story info dump?”

I am revising the manuscript for a novel. About a third into the story, a major turning point occurs when the main character (through whom the reader follows the story) realizes that things are not at all how she perceived them to be, and that she…
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Is having major anxiety before writing a huge battle a thing?

I am a young author writing a fantasy series and I am at the halfway point in my first book. I am so excited and absolutely terrified to write at the same time. Is that a regular thing? The scene I am about to write is literally the turning point…
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Conflict and antagonist in a certain subtype of erotic novels

In his answer to my previous question, @Standback distinguishes two types of erotic storyline: stories in which the stakes are romantic or sexual stories in which the stakes are neither romantic nor sexual (e.g. an erotic thriller) In an erotic…
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Guideline on turning points in a novel?

What are some popular guides regarding structuring a novel, specifically what turning points the story should hit and approximately at what point in the manuscript? I'm looking for something more detailed than the classic three-act structure. One…
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How to indicate that another point is mentioned withou explicitly saying that?

In the email I'm writing there are three separate points. The last two ones are not so long so that each of them can fit in a single paragraph. However, the first one is needed to be split into two paragraphs. Because it's the most important point,…
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