#272: Why Your Story Dies in the Middle (And the One Thing That Brings It Back to Life)
About this episode
This episode discusses the common issue of stories losing momentum in the middle and reveals a key element that can revive them.
Every writer knows the feeling. Your story is on fire, you're excited about what's on the page. Then somewhere in the middle, something dies. The excitement fades. The scenes stop feeling alive. And no matter how many times you reread or rework your outline, the flatness doesn't go away. Most writers think something is wrong with them when this happens. It isn't. There's one specific thing missing from your story - and once you find it, everything changes. In this episode I reveal the o...
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