Tip: How to Keep Going

Stories are about who, what, where, when, why, and how. Keep yourself going by asking those questions at each stage
(about the story as a whole, a sequence, a chapter, or a specific scene) or whenever you get stuck.
Remember to keep the questions specific. Don't ask 'What will happen next?' but ask about a specific character, action, prop, or place. For example, you can ask what this character wants out of the other character(s) in the scene, when does the character want to perform some specific action and when are they able to do it, how the character will get from one place to another, etc. Instead of asking 'What's stopping them?', you can ask why the other character in the scene or story would want to stop them, what or who stopping them in this location, or at this time. Try to be as specific as you can.
Don't forget that stories are about relationships and it's helpful if the questions are about how one character relates to another character, place, or time.

Keep asking yourself specific questions at every step.

Good luck!

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