I love the midpoint of novels. I tend to be a proactive person. It is like Midpoints were made for me.
On the outside, the Midpoint can be new information and/or a confrontation. It is the second-most tense time in your story.
But what I love most is the inside of the Midpoint.
The
characters have been reacting to their circumstances. During the
Midpoint (sometimes in the reaction section) the characters transform
from reactive to proactive. Because readers see partly through the
character's eyes (but also through the narrator's voice), the reader's
perceptions also transform.
For
the joyful adventurer, the Midpoint is usually some kind of revelation.
“Oh no, Voldemort is after the Sorcerer's Stone, guys. We have to
protect it!” Tension here may come from rapid revelations, prophecies,
or a string of clues unraveled.
For
the reluctant adventurer, the Midpoint is usually a face-off against a
bad guy – maybe the main antagonist or his stand-in. This is especially
the case when the character is so unwilling
that it takes an immediate life-or-death situation (with the threat of a
future one) to get the character to become proactive about her
situation.
The
Midpoint usually comes halfway through the middle. Sometimes it happens
sooner but rarely later because readers love excitement. So give them
what they want.
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