Comments on: Raise the Stakes By Making It Personal https://writershelpingwriters.net/2018/03/raise-the-stakes-by-making-it-personal/ Helping writers become bestselling authors Mon, 04 Oct 2021 04:02:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Want Powerful Conflict? Don't Forget the Stakes – Elizabeth Spann Craig https://writershelpingwriters.net/2018/03/raise-the-stakes-by-making-it-personal/#comment-730984 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 04:02:30 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=32140#comment-730984 […] conflict to matter, something meaningful needs to be at stake: a painful cost incurred if your character fails to navigate the situation successfully. If the […]

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]]> By: Steff https://writershelpingwriters.net/2018/03/raise-the-stakes-by-making-it-personal/#comment-583142 Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:37:12 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=32140#comment-583142 Who hoo! More great stuff for me to add to my resource list.

Thank you. 🙂

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]]> By: ANGELA ACKERMAN https://writershelpingwriters.net/2018/03/raise-the-stakes-by-making-it-personal/#comment-582615 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 20:59:02 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=32140#comment-582615 In reply to Shawn Robinson.

So glad you found it helpful, Shawn. Happy writing!

]]> By: Shawn Robinson https://writershelpingwriters.net/2018/03/raise-the-stakes-by-making-it-personal/#comment-582587 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 18:33:12 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/?p=32140#comment-582587 Wow! This is an awesome post! Thank you so much. It’s so helpful to walk through the various things that motivate our characters.
Great post.

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