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Plot structure & turning points · Working

Turning point

Also called: major turn

ELI5

A major event or decision that redirects the story's course.

Used in conversation

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

Pitch context

You may encounter “Turning point” 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

  • ReversalA turning point changes the story’s direction; a reversal specifically overturns an expectation, advantage or understanding.
Sources & evidence · 4

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