5 Ways to Raise Your Story's Stakes | Terrible Writing Advice

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Like the best adult film stars, a good writer knows not to blow their load too early. A reader can't get invested in your story if their are no consequences or challenges for your characters or there's no where else for the story to go.
The stakes in your story can be internal or external. Maybe your character needs to save the Earth or maybe they just need to come to terms with the fact that it's their own fault their dad used to beat them.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - Title Sequence
00:51 - Product Placement
01:23 - What are stakes?
02:05 - Three Kinds of Stakes
03:18 - Step 1: Add a Ticking Clock
04:06 - Step 2: Combine internal and external stakes
04:40 - Step 3: Proportionality Matters
05:11 - Step 4: Positive consequences
05:33 - Step 5: Create no-win scenarios
06:14 - Outro
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