1 Trick to Write Page-Turning Fiction

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Want to keep your readers hooked from the first page to the last?
In this video, Tim Grahl, CEO of Story Grid and author of six books, shares a powerful technique to add tension and excitement to your scenes. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned writer, this method will help you up the stakes in your writing and create tension that keeps your readers engaged.
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• How to escalate the stakes for your protagonist to increase tension
• Why the object of desire in a scene changes everything
• The importance of creating risks that drive your story forward
• Techniques to practice adding tension and energy to your writing
• Why separating practice from performance is key to improving your craft
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@JasonFuhrman День назад

100% agree. My only suggestion (and maybe it'll be in a future video) is to discuss the balance of these high-octane scenes with quieter ones, albeit that are still scenes that work. I can imagine people watching this video, getting pumped, and then writing a novel that starts with someone trying to put their shoes on and leads to saving the world from a nuclear attack (which might be cool). Meaning, it might result in reader fatigue if you aren't careful. We need an ebb and flow to storytelling, to make the bigger parts feel bigger and the quieter parts feel quieter. Contrast. Like a musical piece. Also, just finished The Shithead. Great stuff! I'll be dropping a review.

@whycantiremainanonymous8091 День назад

12:51 The problem is that if you only practice writing the dramatic stuff, you'll never end up learning how to write the more subtle stuff. Worse still, you'll develop and internalize evaluation criteria, according to which "more dramatic" means "better", and a subtle and contemplative scenes would just be discarded from the outset as inherently bad. So here's one for off-grid stories, folks.

@markothwriter День назад

In my opinion, there is a difference between "raising the stakes" and increasing suspense. If you want to see how to raise suspense, without every show being about life/death and nuclear war, watch TV shows from the 70s and 80s. They could not afford to have every show "raise the stakes" so they created suspense without putting the world in jeaopardy. That $500 can be the world to someone.

@mariaholmdahl9949 День назад

Good point. I think the 50 dollars could still lead to a lot of tension, too, if Mary has been presenting herself as wealthy (perhaps to impress or fit in with her friend) when in reality she can't cover her own gas right now.

@aSnailCyclopsNamedSteve 8 часов назад

This is a common problem in modern writing - confusing stakes with good writing. A good writer can make borrowing a nickel for five minutes a very tense, suspenseful moment. You don't need gruesome to create tension - suspense.

@PhoenixCrown День назад

I'm an accountant by day, and the premise of The Shithead is, sadly, much more common than you might think... I also run my own business, and I understand how people get into sticky situations with taxes. But if you keep that shit from your wife, you're a villain! Or at least a shithead. Lol. Thanks for the content, Tim!

@kenward1310 День назад

Thanks for all the great advice, Tim. Another helpful video here. Cheers.

@elijahn8992 День назад

Another great video, I finished your book and posted a review.

@wokesick День назад

The problem I have when writing is I'm not a narrative writer. I have learnt that I'm a descriptive writer. So much for a good prose. Internal dialogue and conflict are out the window. When I write I gravitate towards similes and metaphors and structured sentences and paragraphs. It is so frustrating.

@nosephstalin643 20 часов назад

I got good news for you @wokesick. You just gave me internal dialogue. YES. Read what you just wrote. The problem I have when writing is... I'm now in your head. First person POV. You're telling me why, and who you are. Now tell me why your characters are doing what they do. You know. And don't tell me you can't. If you want, you can change I into he, or she. Third person POV. The problem he had when writing was that he was not a narrative writer. The problem she had when writing her prose was she was not a narrative type. In fact, he was a...

@sambakerman9406 День назад

How does all of this relate to the heroes journey plot structure....or say a fishnout of water. I'm aiming for an idyllic start to my world for at least 1 chapter before everything starts properly kicking off..... How do you create tension in this circumstance? How do you set up the ordinary world, where everything is actually going really well for the protagonist? I also feel that just adding 'exciting' things is what is going wrong with modern stories. It's just something happening....but why should we really care? Reading the writers study guide for Harry Potter - it's clear to me that most of the scenes don't actually have the 5 commandments - there isn't always a best bad choice for the protagonist - most of the choices are made by other characters. I really don't think that every scene in a novel needs (or even should) follow the 5 commandments - it doesn't equate to a natural feeling story, and doesn't create the the tension (&release) that is needed to create emotions in the reader.