In this episode I . . .

Talk about how to avoid writing a boring book, including:

-Author Shannon Dittemore‘s brilliant reminder.
-How to make your character likable.
-Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat moment.
-A look at the movie The Fugitive.
-Giving your character a problem to solve.
-Putting obstacles in your character’s way.

These kinds of things up the stakes. It makes things interesting. It makes your reader care.