Category: Writing Craft, Story Structure
So NaNoWriMo has begun! Some people do a lot of planning, some don’t, but no matter which side you’re on, you might come to a place mid-month where your story feels like it’s gone off the rails. A lot of people will tell you to plow through! But I think better advice is to take an hour to step back and examine your basic story beats and ask yourself these questions…