Let’s raise the stakes!

Keeping readers engaged in your story is, of course, paramount. And one of

the easiest ways to ensure readers keep turning pages is to thread your

novel with powerful stakes. 

Raising the stakes means making sure your characters always have something

to lose.

For them, something important is at risk. And that risk can have a huge

impact, heightening your story’s conflict, adding thrilling tension and

suspense, revealing new truths about your characters, propelling their

emotional journeys forward, and more!

But how do you go about building powerful stakes for your story? And how

can you raise the stakes when your story seems to be running out of steam?

Let’s dive in to today’s breakdown!