Raising the Stakes

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Raise the stakes. You don't have to make it flashier, you have to give people a reason to care. Specific and personal - Their house being robbed sounds big. Their grandfather’s pocket watch being stolen is worse, Reaction - What are the character's physical reactions to this emotion? What thoughts do they have?

When people ask you to “raise the stakes” for a character, they aren’t asking for more explosions. They are asking for a reason to care.

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1 thought on “Raising the Stakes”

  1. Meagen Voss

    These new visual props you have been cooking up are beyond delightful. I hope you’re enjoying making them as much as we’re enjoying looking at them.

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