Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Set pieces, subplots & story threads · Core

Plot

Also called: storyline

ELI5

The chain of events and choices that make the story happen.

Used in conversation

“Let’s track the plot through the outline before rewriting scenes.”

Definition

The organised chain of events and causal actions in a story.

Here “Plot” means: The organised chain of events and causal actions in a story. Other meanings are stored as separate sense entries and must be chosen explicitly.

Pitch context

Use this when explaining how the story works on the page or across the finished screen experience.

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

Connected terms

  • StoryStory is the meaningful whole of what happens; plot is the selected and ordered chain of events presenting it.
  • StorylineThe search label “Storyline” can route to both entries.
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