6/19/2023 0 Comments Pinch 1 screenplay examples![]() ![]() It's a reminder of who the antagonist is and what is at stake. And, during NaNoWriMo, who knows what will come in handy before the month is through.Ī pinch point is a reminder. ![]() One concept I discovered recently, that of the Pinch or Pinch Point, is another tool a writer can stow away in her toolbox just in case she needs it. We are entertainers seeking to wow the crowd. Whether we're talking about writing a novel, short story or a screenplay, it's the same basic idea: We're telling a story to an audience. Not with the intention to write a script-novels are challenging enough!-but to learn about different story structures. Screenwriters talk about structure more than novel writers, so I've been studying screenwriting. Structure also helps writers when we have that feeling: Gee, shouldn't something be happening about now? But what? Following a structure, or even reading about it, can generate ideas. The I-can't-put-it-down quality that keeps sane people up way past their bedtime. ![]() Structure helps move a story along, it lends novels that most mysterious of things: narrative drive. Many of us don't have to imagine it, we have those stories buried under our beds! Think of what a story would be without structure.
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