Where Progressive Complications Go WRONG (and How to Fix Them)
Bored readers. Disconnected scenes. Endless filler. If your messy middle feels like a black hole of momentum, you’ve probably fallen into a progressive complication trap.
Bored readers. Disconnected scenes. Endless filler. If your messy middle feels like a black hole of momentum, you’ve probably fallen into a progressive complication trap.
Don’t pack the messy middle of your story with filler. Escalate the tension with propulsive progressive complications.
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