Category: conflict
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How to Turn Character Ideas into Characters
They say ideas are a dime a dozen, even character ideas. Many experienced authors don’t even think about it anymore; they don’t remember when they […]
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“Aha!” Moments and Character “Change”
I love character stories. In fact, I rarely enjoy a story unless it has a character-driven component. So I was naturally surprised that I so […]
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Examples of Alternative Conflict
I called it “alternative conflict” in Monday’s post, but a better monicker might be “problem-free conflict,” because it pops up over and over again in […]
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Exploring Alternative Conflict
My #FridayFlash short-short story, “Too Much Information,” this past week experimented with a different kind of conflict, something I’m calling “alternative conflict.” In reality, there […]
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10 Basic Character Needs
They say that effective story characters have problems, because problems mean conflict, and conflict makes for an interesting story. True enough. (See Wednesday’s post for […]
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Intense Conflict vs. Gentle Conflict
Conflict is the engine that drives a story forward. And not just any conflict, but relevant, meaningful conflict that matters to the protagonist and to […]
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Setting the Mood With Conflict
In a story, starting a fight is an easy way to make the mood tense. But conflict can do more than just make a story […]
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Using Conflict to Keep the Flow
How do you add in description, humorous banter, back-story, asides, character reactions, all without interrupting the flow of words off the page?
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