By Bethany
Tucker.
Stuck in the middle of your draft? Already written to the
end but that section between the beginning and the end feels stale, limp, or
messy? Beta readers giving up in the middle? You might have a case of what’s
called a “soggy middle.”
Soggy middles are Act II problems where the tension is
low, the plot meanders, or the reader, and maybe the writer has trouble staying
with the story. Symptoms are lack of interest, passive shrugging, and dusty
pages.
However, the solution is simple. Want the secret? Fall in
love.
