Sequence Design: How to Build Tension that Actually Turns the Story

How to structure narrative arcs that escalate, modulate, and transform—without drifting or stalling.

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Why You’re Stuck Plotting Scenes that Don’t Add Up

Most writers don’t struggle to write scenes. They struggle to write chains of scenes that go somewhere. They chase plot points. They sketch outlines. They add dialogue, then delete it, then add it back with italics. But the real issue isn’t craft at the sentence level. …