"If you find yourself losing steam, set something on fire (literally or figuratively). Dropping a..."

“If you find yourself losing steam, set something on fire (literally or figuratively). Dropping a huge obstacle in front of your characters can help you discover something new about them. How do they react to this new challenge? How does it advance the plot?”

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Zoraida Córdova is the author of The Vicious Deep trilogy, the On the Verge series, and Labyrinth Lost. She loves black coffee, snark, and still believes in magic.

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