Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Conflict, stakes, wants & objectives · Core

Personal stakes

Also called: individual stakes

ELI5

Consequences that matter directly to a particular character.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the personal stakes clearer in the next draft?”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Personal stakes” in story, structure & screenplay conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Helps describe how a story works on the page and how its dramatic parts fit together.

Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.