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

Tension

Also called: dramatic tension

ELI5

The pressure created by uncertainty, conflict, delay or risk.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the tension clearer in the next draft?”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Tension” 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.