The next time you’re working on your book, do me a favor
and scroll up to take a look at all you’ve done. It’s really beginning to take
shape, isn’t it? You have pages and pages of writing and it is beautiful! After
all the sweat and blood you’ve put into it, isn’t it worth it to see the first
five chapters? Oh yes, it is!
When you get to Chapter Six, you’ve officially come out of
the beginning of your book. Celebrate this victory (pour a glass of wine, eat a
box of chocolate, or heck, take a nap!) then grab a pen because it is time to
start writing the next phase.
Now is the time to let an event happen that will define the
rest of your book.
If you’re writing a romance, let sparks fly either from a
blood-boiling argument or attraction that causes fireworks. If it hasn’t
already happened, now is a perfect time for that first kiss between your characters.
Make it good!
If you’re writing a thriller, bring a little (or a lot
more) suspense to your story. Write something that’ll make your readers’ jaws
drop! But remember, this event is just meant to spring you toward the middle of
the book (where a bigger event is waiting to happen) and of course the ending,
which is the grand finale.
QUESTION: What event will
you let happen in Chapter Six of your book?
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