fixyourwritinghabits:

Okay, so you’re there, the dreaded middle. The opening was great, you kinda sorta know where to end it, but what the fuck are you going to put in the middle?

Plotting the middle might not be easy, but when you’re starting at that blank piece of paper and desperately trying to get it to work, think about few things:

Complication. Your character has a goal. What can you throw at them to keep them from reaching it? Don’t think of this as stalling the plot, because it absolu...