How To Avoid The Saggy Middle When Writing a Novel: The Pinch Point Discussion

How to avoid writing a saggy middle for your novel!

The middle make up the vast major it of a novel. It’s a lot of ground cover, and my work with writers and my flailing has shown me that this is part of the story where things can get repetitive, drawn out, and bogged down. To put it simply: boring. 

How can a writer prevent this? 

Cue the Pinch Point discussion.