User blog:Zathronas/Author's Advice: Climax

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Hello and welcome to another instalment of author's advice. Today's topic is the third  part of the basic story structure. The climax.

If your ready for your climax then that should mean you are quite ahead in your story. Your characters are known your world is explained, your antagonist made their moves and your protagonist should have a plan. You've built the story to a crecendo and it's time for the fat lady to sing. You are now ready for the climax.

The climax is the culmination of everything you've worked hard to write before. If done properly, your readers should say "Finally" when you start. Because you've been teasing the climax for some time. Every plot that's left to resolve should be done here. When you finish the climax, everything should be tied up in a nice package. Unless your preparing a sequel but we'll get to that in another post.

This can be a tough thing to do because you've been hyping this part for a while. Delivering it can be difficult. I would tell you to stick to your guns. Write what you had planned. If you hyped the climax too much for the payoff, you'll get disappointed readers. If you don't hype it enough, you'll get bored readers. It's a difficult balancing act that is the bane of writers. Unfortunately, I can't help you with it because it changes depending on the story.

If you kept an outline you should have written in it all your plot points. This is where you review them and make sure you don't leave any plots hanging unless it's intentional. Be careful how many plot point you make or you'll get a convoluted climax that will be difficult to follow.

The climax should be fun to write. You've been working hard to get to that point. Now enjoy it. Reveal that secret you've been holding all along in all it's glory! The confrontation between your protagonist and antagonist that you've een teasing all along? Go wild! The readers will do the same, they've been waiting for this moment all along so give them something they'll talk about!! A good climax will make the story worthwhile for you and the reader.

This is where the emotion flows the most, your climax is sad? Make your readers cry! Your climax is funny then your goal should be to make them laugh out loud! Your climax is action packed? Make them think Stallone is a wuss! This is the payoff so have fun with it!

Tomorrow we finish the basic story structure with the denouement.