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Dead Zone Ahead: The Sagging Middle

by Diana Stout

Graphic depicting the sagging middle of a story.

You’ve got a great idea for a new story. You have an idea of how it’s going to end. You have at least one main character, maybe two, so you start writing while the idea is hot.

The idea grows as you’re writing, so you’re making it up as you go along, and the characters are revealing who they are.… Read the post

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