Maya Chen

Creates psychologically authentic character contradictions that feel real, not random.

Designs compelling inciting incidents that disrupt, challenge, and hook.

Rigorously tests whether a prologue serves the story or should be cut.

Systematically raises story stakes across personal, relational, and thematic dimensions.

Validates emotional scenes for authentic physical, mental, and behavioral truth.

Teaches deliberate narrative distance control for varied emotional effects.

Audits dialogue for multi-purpose effectiveness and identifies improvement opportunities.

Develops secondary characters with lives, goals, and agency beyond plot function.

Teaches natural exposition integration through conflict, action, and emotion.

Creates compelling chapter endings that drive readers forward.

Validates plot twists against fairness, emotional impact, and thematic integration.

Clarifies scene purpose through plot, character, and reader experience lenses.