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Element 12 – Reward

Congratulations! Our hero has triumphed and now they get their well-deserved Reward. But what is a Reward and how do you write a good one? #WritingAdvice #AmWriting

http://mkmartinwriter.com/2025/08/08/element-12-reward/

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Tracy Shew has started a new anthology dedicated to "quantum fiction."

Subs are free and open until Sept. 30.

https://www.tracyshew.com/blog/the-big-book-of-quantum-fiction

Element 11 – The Ordeal

And now, the moment we've all been waiting for: The CLIMAX! Also known as the Ordeal. #WritingAdvice #AmWriting

http://mkmartinwriter.com/2025/05/21/element-11-the-ordeal/

Nearing the end of your story and your main character is going to be handling some BIG challenges. Let's get them through those jitters together. Bonus #WritingExercise

http://mkmartinwriter.com/2025/04/09/element-10-approaching-the-ordeal/

Element 9 – Tests, Allies & Enemies

Act II is all about Try-Fail cycles, with the main character now taking an active, rather than reactive role. It's also all about the friends, frienemies, and enemies the MC makes along the way.

http://mkmartinwriter.com/2025/03/10/element-9-tests-allies-enemies/

You've introduced your MC, their starting situation, the main story problem, the MC has wrestled with whether or how to undertake the quest, and gotten some pointers/gear from a mentor. Now what? #amwriting #HerosJourney

http://mkmartinwriter.com/2025/03/01/element-8-crossing-the-threshold/

Exploring story structure through the elements of The Hero's Journey.

Today we're looking at the Meeting of the Mentor and how this functions in the Western storytelling tradition.

http://mkmartinwriter.com/2025/01/21/element-7-meeting-the-mentor/

Element 6 – Refusal of the Call

Part of writing is about raising your reader's expectations and then... Wait a tick. Have you ever heard of the Try-Fail cycle? I first learned about it from Brandon Sanderson's lectures. In a nutshell, when faced with a problem or conflict, your character will try to resolve the issue. This leads to "Yes, but/No, and". Let's say your character, Maya, is running late for work.

http://mkmartinwriter.com/2025/01/20/element-6-refusal-of-the-call/

Element 5 – Call to Adventure

Adventure Explore GIFfrom Adventure GIFs As I mentioned in the Inciting Incident, often the Call to Adventure is the same moment, but they can be separate events/scenes, especially if what changes the MC's circumstances happens off the page and/or beyond the MC's knowledge. So, what is the Call to Adventure? It is the point where the MC is unavoidably faced with change to their previous existence.

http://mkmartinwriter.com/2024/04/22/element-5-call-to-adventure/

Supporting the right of Palestinian civilians to access food, water, medical care, shelter & maybe someday education doesn't mean I'm pro-Hamas

Supporting the right of Israelis to exist as humans & as members of their own nation doesn't mean I excuse the tactics used in Gaza.

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Hamas is & always has been a terrorist org, funded by Iran.

Palestinians aren't Hamas.

The Israeli gov has systematically harassed & colonized Gaza for decades.

Israelis aren't their gov.

Targeting civilians, including children & hospitals, is ALWAYS a war crime.

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