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High Stakes

Goal-Oriented Storytelling: Tension

Story Goals: Are They Slowing Your Story’s Pace?

And…Action! Applying TV Lessons to Chapter Hooks

Raise the Stakes By Making It Personal

3 Tips To Creating A Time Bomb Plot Device

What’s the Dark Night Moment All About?

Writing to the Beat: Translating Story Beats to Any Genre

Why Characters Need Choices in Fiction

Suspense in Stories: the Big Tease

What Does It Mean To “Raise the Stakes”?

Conflict and Suspense Belong in Every Kind of Novel

Tips on Raising the Stakes

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