Your readers are still reeling from the big plot point in
the middle of your story. I believe that all stories need to have a big mid-plot
event. This won’t be as big as the climax at the end, but it’s big enough to
have your readers biting their nails into little nubs on their fingers and
blurting out, “Oh my God” at every other sentence, making everyone stare at
them with funny looks.
Or perhaps that middle event is the big romantic scene
between your character, which caused your readers’ heart rates to escalate
dramatically. Dangerously. Their eyes were practically steaming as they read
the encounter between your two characters. They may be having sweet dreams
tonight.
Next, write the fall-out. This is where the events that
immediately follow start to unfold and the consequences being.
Consult your detailed plan and determine what should happen
next. Make it as realistic as possible. Think about real-life situations to
help you with this part. If your characters were intimate, ponder what normally
happens after two people have sex. Will one of your characters wake up alone
because the other snuck out quietly, determined to pretend last night never
happened, or to escape their feelings? Will they part swearing that it’ll never
happen again? Or will they wake up together, happier than ever before?
If a crime was just committed in your story, consider what
should follow. Will your main character be at the crime scene, taking in all
the details, and getting into the criminal’s mind? If a suspect was brought in
after a dangerous car chase or hand-to-hand combat, will your main character
lead the interrogation to pry out a confession?
As in real life, every event has an outcome, and every day
has a tomorrow. Events and days in books are no exception.
QUESTION: Do you like fall-outs of events to be slower paced
or just as exciting as the event itself?
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