Episode 43 - Judgement Day! How to get the best out of the climax stage of your story

The Creative Writer's Toolbelt

Aug 21 2015 | 00:12:20

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Show Notes

In this episode we look at stage five of the six stage story process - the climax stage. We are going to answer the question "what is the climax?" and also look at how, as writers, we can make the most of this stage of the story. The most important lesson to take away from this episode is that the climax is not about blood and explosions - it's about characters and ideas, it's about the beliefs that characters hold dear, and will live, and die for.

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