
171 How to Raise the Emotional Stakes in your Novel with Stephanie Dethlefs
The Rebel Author Podcast
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How to Create Emotional Stories
"We always start with the point so what is it we're trying to say overall with this book," she says. "Once you have a good handle on that then the question is at the beginning of the book where is the protagonist in relationship to that point?" She adds: "The key is to figure out what they want in the story that's in relation to that misbelief" 'In each scene you just notice and understand and be intentional about where the protagonist is in relation to those changes'
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