by Jacque | Oct 23, 2019 | five requirements, Powerful Stories, Self-Editing, Structure, Uncategorized
How are they going to reconcile? Will the bad guy get away? These are some of the questions readers ask during big moments. It’s that last pickle that has us at the edge of our seats, turning pages, and staying up past bedtime. All of the conflict, big and small, has...
by Jacque | Feb 26, 2019 | five requirements, Self-Editing, Structure, Uncategorized
Actually, let’s make that four… Editor’s note: In the structure model I use, the Predicament has been removed as a story requirement. It’s such an inherent piece that I’ve never seen it missing when the Climax is presented clearly. No...
