In addition to characters interacting with each other, authors should invest in action, complications, dialogue, and more to ensure this stage is fully fleshed out.
Rising action refers to an event – an inciting incident that puts the story into motion. This is when conflict starts building, and readers start to understand what the story will be about. In addition to characters interacting with each other, authors should invest in action, complications, dialogue, and more to ensure this stage is fully fleshed out. This is because the rising action stage is the meat and potatoes of your story.