WRITERS
- EDITING SERVICES
- ARTICLES and PODCASTS
READERS
PODCASTS
- STORY NERD PODCAST
- STORY GRID EDITOR ROUNDTABLE PODCAST
COURSES
FREE RESOURCES
CONTACT

EP 56: Setups, Payoffs & Stakes

Quick Links

Inner Circle Home
UP (the un-podcast)
Resources
Videos
Contact Valerie

Search UP Episodes

Author Mindset
Character
Hook Your reader
How to Write a Novel
Narrative Drive
Objects of Desire
Plot
Point of View
Scene Types
Story Analysis
Story Grid Method
Storytelling Principles (Other)
Writing Scenes That Work

FOR WRITERS

EDITING SERVICES
YOUR FIRST 10 PAGES CHECKLIST
ARTICLES & PODCASTS
INNER CIRCLE

FOR READERS

VALERIE'S BOOK CLUB
WOMEN'S FICTION
CHILDREN'S FICTION

MEDIA

STORY NERD PODCAST
STORY GRID EDITOR ROUNDTABLE PODCAST
ABOUT
APPEARANCES
MEDIA KIT

©2026 VALERIE FRANCIS | AUTHOr, Literary Editor & Podcaster

all rights reserved.