Dan’s 7 Points are as follows –
Hook – this is where the
story begins, it’s what your
characters start out as or
the situation they’re in or
the actions that are
happening at that moment.
Plot Turn 1 – the part that
forces the character or
action to move forward.
Pinch 1 – where something
serious happens that really
puts pressure on the
character to fall irrevocably
into the arch of the story.
Midpoint – the point of
no return, where the
character makes that
conscious decision to
change or move forward on
their own (this is where we
transition from the Hook to
the Resolution).
Pinch 2 – the point where
the story really dips and
something extreme
happens (the mentor is lost,
the friends disappear, the
protagonist is left alone and
in dire straights).
Plot Turn 2 – this is
where the story reveals the
tools or secrets needed to
triumph (the climax of the arc).
Resolution – the story has concluded and we find ourselves in an opposite
state from the initial Hook.