In this final episode of the 3 act story structure, we unpack the most dramatic moment of your story: the climax. In today’s video, I’m sharing this tried-and-true, fully customizable formula for an engaging and memorable climax. And, believe it or not, there is an exact formula for this. I wanted to figure out how to make my contemporary novels just as nerve-wracking as thrillers. This is one of the many questions that spurred my exploration of story structure. If adrenaline were the cause, and not the effect of the reader’s interest, everyone would be writing about car chases and exploding spaceships! But if that’s the secret ingredient to a dramatic climax, how do you explain all those character-driven, “everyday life” stories that had you on the edge of your seat with anticipation?
They believe high-peril action sequences are they only way to get readers on the edge of their seat. What’s the secret ingredient to an epic climax? This is a question that many writers ask themselves. What if I told you that contemporaries can be just as thrilling as sci-fi adventures? Today we’re going to unpack the “Climactic Confrontation” and look at what really hooks the reader’s brain on your story.⠀ But most writers have totally misunderstood the climax. All writers need to know how to write a dramatic climax.
