How to Write Middles for Fiction

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Tuesday Apr 30, 2019

Tuesday Apr 30, 2019

If the beginning is the most intimidating the middle is the slog, the quicksand, the Wall that runners hit. What do I include is still in question. What happens with the conflicts? Where did my steam go? Why am I STUCK?

This week Holly and I (host, Rebecca Galardo) go over what differentiates weak middles from strong ones and how you can dissect your own. We provide from-scratch examples as well as discuss previous works, using these as case studies.

Most every writer on the planet has hit that Middle Mountain. Do you have a better name for it? Please share. Until then, have a look at what Holly has to say about not just fixing the problem, but getting excited and having fun diving into that middle!

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Becca

Ha! I like that! I think that a good solution making things worse is fantastic! And if you've got questions, either FB, IG or the forums miggt be a better place to share. I am only now getting to ALL of the comments on just this one app. I dunno how many there are on others 😭

@Lunarclipper :What if you have a simple solution to the problem, and it works perfectly. . .at first, until the problem the solution causes is discovered. You get the cat toy. The cat turns normal again. They you and the vast spend the rest of the evening together, and you fall asleep with the cat curled up in your lap. The next morning you wake up next to the cat, as a cat. The catnip does nothing for you, except make you a little high.

Tuesday Apr 21, 2020

Lunarclipper

Would something like that be good?

Tuesday Mar 17, 2020

Lunarclipper

What if you have a simple solution to the problem, and it works perfectly. . .at first, until the problem the solution causes is discovered. You get the cat toy. The cat turns normal again. They you and the vast spend the rest of the evening together, and you fall asleep with the cat curled up in your lap. The next morning you wake up next to the cat, as a cat. The catnip does nothing for you, except make you a little high.

Tuesday Mar 17, 2020

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How to Write Middles for Fiction

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