Dystopian fiction escalates through systemic pressure. Space opera escalates through scale. Horror escalates through dread. Same word, escalation, three completely different engines. Most craft advice treats plot structure as universal, but each speculative subgenre has its own structural fingerprint. Here's how to identify which engine your story is actually running.
Physical setting is the setting details used to develop your world. Check in with today's post to learn how to use it more!
Sometimes writers generalize setting to minimal details. Learn more about the types and elements of setting to make sure you're covering all the details.
It's been a long journey, but your characters have survived the climax and falling actions of your plot. So where does that leave them? Learn more about the resolution of the plot in today's post!
Recap: All the rising action has led us to the Climax of this journey, if you would. But really, last week you learned more about Rising Action and how it affects your readers and your story. We talked about how the rising action is the beginning of your character's journey, and a well executed one …
