It Moves So Much Review

Introduce your characters and the setting. Establish the "normal" before the movement starts to cause trouble.

Throw obstacles in your character's path. As "it" moves more and more, the tension should increase on every page.

A story moves when a character wants something and faces an obstacle. It Moves so Much

This is the high point where the character must confront the "movement" directly. They might realize that what they needed was not what they originally wanted.

To move a basic idea away from the typical, use the framework: Introduce your characters and the setting

Simplify the concept to its most raw, emotional core. 4. Keep the Plot Moving To ensure your story doesn't stall, focus on change :

Focus on the "why"—what is the engine behind this constant motion? As "it" moves more and more, the tension

Decide what "it" is. Is it a physical object (a haunted heirloom, a shifting landscape), a person (a restless traveler), or an abstract concept (the stock market, a changing neighborhood)?