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title: Main Plot
category: Plot Lines
tags: plot lines, fields, main plot
contextKey: plotLines.fields.mainPlot
micro: Mark whether this Plot Line is central to the story's main drive.
quickTitle: Main plot
quickSummary: Main Plot identifies the story lane that most strongly drives reader expectation and major progression.
screenshot:
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# Main Plot

Turn this on when the Plot Line is central to the story's main drive. This might be the central mystery, the protagonist's primary arc or the promise readers most expect the book to answer.

Leave it off for side plots, supporting arcs and background concerns.