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Shared by someone who attended a conference at which author Bob Mayer was a speaker:

*He said to write down what your opening scene will be and then immediately write down what the climax of your story will be. This serves two purposes: *

1. *It gives you something to drive toward. *
2. *Often the climax mirrors the opening scene the inciting incident) on a larger level. As the story progresses, your protagonist gathers the tools and knowledge to be able to deal with the climactic event, which he/she would not have the ability (or not realize he has the ability) to do in the opening scene. (The character must grow, in other words).