Think like a magician and escalate the intensity of your novel

Desmond Hall has delivered his “drops” — pithy writing-advice videos — at Writer Unboxed.

For July and August, he offers up exercises to determine whether you should combine characters, to assess whether you’re effectively escalating your plot, and to check whether a flashback scene might enhance the novel’s present-day narrative.

Watch them below or head to Writer Unboxed to see how your fellow authors reacted to his tips.

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