Best Advice: worldbuilding and saggy middles

How do you keep your reader from losing interest halfway through the book? This is what happens when a story "sags" in the middle and the fix is easier than you might expect!

What happens if you run afoul of the norms you've established for your own fictional world? Hooboy, this is a trap many writers (new and established) run into and the impact on a story can be devastating. 

In this episode, Melanie and I review everything we learned in Season 19 about the antagonist's role in the all-important second act, and about orienting a reader to a fictional world. Enjoy! -V.

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