This here's going to be a simple tutorial but, as the title says, contains a rule that every writer should know. If you're working on a plot, keep this mantra in mind. And here it is.
It Can Always Get Worse (and by hell it should)
When you're writing a plot, everything should be building up to the climax. The climax is, essentially, where everything comes together in a section of awesomeness, or whatever. Anyhoo, this means that everything you write before the climax should be piling difficulty onto difficulty. Give your characters challenges until they don't think things can possibly get worse, then throw something else at them.
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