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

Storyline

Also called: plotline

ELI5

A distinct line of action or development within a larger story.

Used in conversation

“The pitch names the storyline, but the story still needs to prove it.”

Definition

A distinct line of action or development within a larger narrative.

Here “Storyline” means: A distinct line of action or development within a larger narrative. Other meanings are stored as separate sense entries and must be chosen explicitly.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Storyline” 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.

Connected terms

  • PlotThe search label “Storyline” can route to both entries.
Sources & evidence · 4

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