Plot hack or story development?

How to rescue a plot that's not firing on all cylinders—and an invitation to Office Hours craft calls in November and December.

One of the most rewarding parts of book coaching is introducing writers to the process of story development, the idea that their first draft isn’t just an unpolished version of the story but rather a framework for its ultimate potential. Writers are almost always surprised to discover that an early draft doesn’t need “fixing" yet—the story needs to be t…