How To Raise The Stakes In A Story

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Want to know how to raise the stakes in a story so high that your readers will be hanging off every word? Watch my video to find out practical writing tips to raise those stakes!

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:40 How to raise the stakes in a story
00:52 What is a stake in writing?
02:31 Increase the stakes by threatening what your character values
03:30 Stakes go up, not down
04:53 Writing workshop task: how to raise the stakes in your writing
05:22 Stakes escalate in proportion to the story
06:10 Making a stakes sacrifice
07:32 Sometimes losint it all is the best thing
08:13 Conclusion



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