For many people, starting and ending a novel is the easier part of writing. That is, if there really is an easy part to writing a novel! However, the middle of the book is where things start to bog down for many writers. I know I have had my share of slogging through the marshy wetlands of the second act.
So how do you get through writing the middle of your book?
I think it all boils down to having a good idea of what the story is about. If you have a solid story line, you should be able to work from that. Think about the character motivations, which should follow along with the story line. Then expand out from there.
What you are trying to achieve here are smaller sub plots to fill in the gaps when the main story line is slogging down and you don't know where to go with it quite yet. Here are a few things to think about.
What does character x want out of life?
What is their main passion?
Do they want to improve something in their life?
Aside from the main story line, what does x want to achieve within the context of this story.
As you can see, having a healthy idea of what and who your character is all about will benefit you greatly when trying to come up with sub plots.
To sum up: When the story seems to slow down, shift gears and punch it up with a sub plot. Just be sure to tie up this sub plot somewhere before the end of the book.
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