- rewrite a scene from a different character's pov; it can give you insight into their thoughts, and also help develop the reaction of others besides the main character, or possibly lead to another scene you hadn't considered before. - shake things up; throw in a disaster (either in the current scene or one from earlier) and see how the characters deal with it. - ask yourself if you've answered the overarching question at the heart of the story; if not, work on answering it (through the characters or action); if so, add another, smaller story somewhere within the main one, preferably in a spot where there's little or no action happening => this can keep the reader 'turning the page'.
Thanks so much. That's some great advice and I never would have thought of it. It's my first time planning to finish a chaptered story. *squish* Thanks
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Date: 2009-11-20 06:53 pm (UTC)- rewrite a scene from a different character's pov; it can give you insight into their thoughts, and also help develop the reaction of others besides the main character, or possibly lead to another scene you hadn't considered before.
- shake things up; throw in a disaster (either in the current scene or one from earlier) and see how the characters deal with it.
- ask yourself if you've answered the overarching question at the heart of the story; if not, work on answering it (through the characters or action); if so, add another, smaller story somewhere within the main one, preferably in a spot where there's little or no action happening => this can keep the reader 'turning the page'.
Good luck, and yay you for reaching 40K!
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Date: 2009-11-20 07:16 pm (UTC)~Mab
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Date: 2009-11-20 07:23 pm (UTC)