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How to Write Your Way Through the Middle

How to Write Your Way Through the Middle

A story’s second act can be daunting if you haven’t found the right approach

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Felicia C. Sullivan
Feb 27, 2023
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Writing a novel is a long, twisted journey to and through the middle. I know this because I’ve published two books, and while the beginnings and endings of each were clear to me, writing the middle felt like I’d booked passage to a country where the language and customs were foreign to me — a journey from which I was…

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