How to Write the Rising Action | Writing an Engaging Plot!

The rising action is the bulk of a novel, and so a crucial part of a story's structure. Since it can take up as much as 90% of a story, it includes almost the entirety of the plot development and the strength of a novel hinges on it. You can learn about the rising action by studying different story structures, but you can also learn the building blocks and qualities of a strong rising action in order to write an effective plot even without following a structure like the Hero's Journey or Save the Cat. Let's talk about the rising action and how to write an effective one! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - What is the rising action? 1:17 - Example (The Hobbit) 2:21 - Introduce new information 2:42 - Let the character fail 3:30 - Challenge your character 4:26 - Build character relationships 4:50 - Shift the story, rather than just having obstacles RELATED VIDEOS: Freytag's Pyramid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi-gjqz-4eA&t=13s Character arcs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkqjFzAnVe4&t=158s How to Write the Midpoint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzsZEU_Uko0 FIND REEDSY HERE: Blog: https://blog.reedsy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearereedsy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReedsyHQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reedsy_hq/ RESOURCES: Book Editor: https://reedsy.com/write-a-book Reedsy Discovery [indie book reviews]: https://reedsy.com/discovery Webinars: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/ Bestseller Podcast: https://blog.reedsy.com/podcast/ Prompts & Writing Contest: https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/ Plot Generator: https://blog.reedsy.com/plot-generator/ Character Name Generator: https://blog.reedsy.com/character-name-generator/ Pen Name Generator: https://blog.reedsy.com/pen-name-generator/ Book Title Generator: https://blog.reedsy.com/book-title-generator/ Writing Exercises: https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-exercises/ Writing Contest Directory: https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-contests/ Literary Magazine Directory: https://blog.reedsy.com/literary-magazines/ ePub to MOBI Converter: https://blog.reedsy.com/epub-to-mobi-converter/ Reedsy Learning [free courses]: https://blog.reedsy.com/learning/