18.47: NaNoWriMo Week 4 - Climaxes, or OH MY GOD NO
It\u2019s week four of NaNoWriMo! Or, National Novel Writing Month, which happens every year for the month of November. This week, we are talking about how to write climaxes, how to write resolutions, and what exactly the three-quarter mark is.\xa0
How do you write a climax scene? How to keep your tension going while also finding some resolution. How do you keep track of what you promised your reader at the start of your book? Our hosts dive into these topics and share examples from their own published writing. We talk about how to write emotional resolutions before a novel\u2019s climax.\xa0
We also learn how Dan taught Mary Robinette to use the 7 point plot structure, and how you can use it while you\u2019re writing your novel (or short story or general writing project).\xa0
Homework:\xa0
Read through what you wrote during your last session. You can make minor edits, but you can\u2019t edit anything. Use brackets to make notes about things you want to plant earlier. But don\u2019t make any of these changes! You\u2019re just using this as a launching pad for yourself and your book.\xa0
Thing of the Week:\xa0
A pep talk from DongWon
\ufeffCredits: Your hosts for this episode were Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler. It was produced by Emma Reynolds, recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson.
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