The reason why we either need a false victory or a false defeat here is because we want to

up the stakes in the story. And that's the second function of the midpoint.

So if the funding game section was all about chasing what they want or that external thing that

they want to accomplish or get, the midpoint ups the stakes and the protagonist realizes that time

is running out or that they can't mess around anymore. So it's time to get serious.

And the cool thing is is that we can kind of look to our genre for what this midpoint should be

or what kinds of things should happen around the midpoint or during the midpoint.

Welcome to the Fiction Writing Made Easy Podcast. My name is Savannah Gilbo and I'm here to help

you write a story that works. I want to prove to you that writing a novel doesn't have to be

overwhelming. So each week I'll bring you a brand new episode with simple, actionable,

and step-by-step strategies that you can implement in your writing right away. So whether you're

brand new to writing or more of a seasoned author looking to improve your craft, this podcast is

for you. So pick up a pen and let's get started. In today's episode, we're going to continue going

through the 15 beats of Blake Snyder's Save the Cat Story Structured Template. Specifically,

we're going to focus on the beats that make up the first half of Act 2 or the first half of the

middle section of your story. We're also going to look at how these beats show up in two different

YA stories. The Hunger Games and Everything Everything. I chose these two stories because although

they're both YA, they're both different types of stories. The Hunger Games is more action-oriented

where everything everything is more of a love story. So I think they're going to be an interesting

case study for us to look at as we go through the beats in the Save the Cat Method. If you missed

last week's episode, episode number 47, where we went through the beats that make up Act 1 or

the beginning, I highly recommend pushing pause on this episode and going back to check out

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