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Midpoint of a Script

Midpoint of a Script

March 24, 2026 Mike Boas

What’s the “midpoint” of a script? When I outline, there are benchmark moments I understand. The “break into two” or “the dark night of the soul” make sense to me. But “midpoint” confounds me. Is it worth quantifying?

Erik Bork writes about it here…

https://www.flyingwrestler.com/2023/03/midpoint-of-a-script/


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