Writer's Block VS Causal Inevitability

When you have a story in-progress but you don't know what to write next -- think about what HAS to happen in the narrative flow

Many things are demanded of a story in a way that can be hard to see at first, but which become obvious the more you think about the pieces you have in play and, indeed, all those other stories you’ve enjoyed throughout time.

Story structure is not always some boring constraint or thing to snub our noses at. Just because something is used a lot, doesn’t…