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title: Plot Thread Importance
category: Plot Lines
tags: plot threads, fields, importance
contextKey: plotThreads.fields.importance
micro: Set how significant this thread is within the wider story.
quickTitle: Importance
quickSummary: Importance helps you spot major unresolved threads before they are dropped or underdeveloped.
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# Importance

Set how significant this thread is within the wider story. High importance means the thread strongly affects reader expectation, plot progression or a major character arc. Low importance suits smaller texture, atmosphere or supporting continuity.

During revision, high-importance open threads deserve special attention.