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title: Plot Thread Health
category: Story Health
tags: story health, plot threads, payoffs
contextKey: storyHealth.plotThreadHealth
micro: Review open, dormant or underpaid plot threads.
quickTitle: Plot thread health
quickSummary: Plot Thread Health highlights threads that may need setup, development or payoff attention.
screenshot:
---

# Overview

Plot Thread Health points to story promises that may be dormant, unresolved, high importance or missing payoff.

# When Should I Use This?

Use it during revision when you want to check whether questions, clues and promises are being carried through the story.

# How To Use It

Review the flagged threads and decide whether each needs a new beat, clearer payoff or intentional silence.

# Example

A high-importance clue without payoff may need a later scene where its meaning becomes clear.

# Writer Tip

Readers remember promises. Track them before they become loose ends.

# Common Mistakes

- Treating every dormant thread as a mistake.
- Forgetting minor threads can be intentionally quiet.
- Resolving a thread without making the payoff visible.

# Related Guides

- [Plot Lines](/Help/Article/plotLines.index)
- [Story Health](/Help/Article/storyHealth.overview)
