3 Levels Of Stakes

About The Training

How do authors make readers feel emotionally invested in a character’s story? The answer: it’s all about stakes. Learn about the three levels of stakes—public, personal, and philosophical—and how to craft strong stakes that will make your story impossible to put down.

About Hannah Yang

Hannah Yang is a speculative fiction writer from Seattle. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Analog, Apex, Clarkesworld, Fantasy, Nightmare, and multiple Years Best anthologies. A Locus Award finalist, she writes stories about real people in surreal worlds.

She has a BA in Economics from Yale University. When she’s not busy writing, you can find her painting watercolors, playing guitar, or rock climbing.

She is represented by Rebecca Eskildsen at Writers House.

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