Keep your story's stakes front and center in these three moments

Writers have a reputation for, shall we say, not exactly coddling their characters.

And Kathryn Craft's post for Writer Unboxed isn't dispelling that notion, with its use of an electric-fence analogy.

That said, it's all done in the name of furthering the story ... and, of course, it's just a story, not reality.

Craft shares the three key moments where your character must engage with the stakes — and can't shrink away from them — in this recent post.

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