Ahhhh!  The plot is thickening.  The characters have developed perfectly.  You have balanced your pace so there is riveting action, informative scene setting, and a richness to your tableau.  Everything seems to be going so well, and yet, your beta reader drops a bomb on you. 

"It's just falling flat."  

What are you supposed to do?  Where do you turn?  How can you enrich and round out your characters?  How about a little emotional rescue? 

Let's try filling in the back story of your characters with some rueful or painful memories.  Let's get the juices flowing with some stirring, poignant history.  

#219 - What do you think about that always brings you to tears?  Make this personal.  Dig deep and give us a story about a time when you couldn't help but cry.

#220 - There is something nagging at you.  What is worrying you?  Interrupting your sleep?  Making you crazy.  Let's hear about a concern that you just can't let go. 

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