How to Craft Complex Plots by Introducing Side Quests

Do you often struggle to write full-length novels, never sure how to fill the gaps in your story without writing filler or fluff? 

In today's episode, Kristen breaks down one simple strategy for expanding your storytelling and crafting more complex plots: giving your protagonist a side quest!

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Chapters

• 0:00 Podcast Intro
• 0:35 Episode Intro
• 1:37 What is a side quest?
• 3:13 Side quests in fiction
• 3:52 Example: The Hunger Games
• 8:56 Types of side quests
• 11:04 Side quests & story structure
• 14:03 The Pre-Write Project