Rescue Your Sagging Middle
The hard truth is: the middle is where most books die.
This compact writing guide is born from my own years of wrestling with the most notoriously difficult part of a book: the dreaded middle. Don't let the 17-page size fool you; it's full of techniques that reflect the way I now draft (or revive) a book's middle.
Identify and fix different type of sagging middles
Use character development to help fix a sagging middle
Turn your midpoint into a Second Inciting Event
Understand how micro-goals, mini-arcs, and subplots help shape the middle
Understand how to prevent middles from sagging again.
With this resource, you’ll be able to: