Are your story stakes too low? 📉

Low stakes and passive protagonists are some of the most common reasons agents and editors reject manuscripts.

Low stakes aren’t a plot problem—they’re a Bond problem.

Bonds are the people, places, and objects that your protagonist will protect at all costs. If your story threatens their Bond, you will create an active protagonist.

Today’s craft lesson demonstrates how a Dungeons & Dragons character development  method can create a high-stakes story that will capture the attention of agents and editors.

Learn how to use Bonds to raise your story’s stakes and increase your book’s marketability: