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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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What’s So Great About the X-Men? (Astonishing X-Men Review)
My first exposure to the X-Men was on a Saturday. I was watching the movies, directed by Bryan Singer, both X-Men and X2 in a […]
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How to Spin a Yarn: Conflict, Resolution, and Story Arc
Conflict is what drives the story arc. It’s what keeps the audience on the edge of its seat. And it’s a fundamental aspect of story […]
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Sin and Vengeance (Review)
I just finished Sin and Vengeance by C.J. West. It was gripping, but not perfect. I did not finish that last, short chapters, and I […]
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Pulling Us Into Your World
The idea for this episode actually came from a question someone posed on a writer’s board. How do you write short descriptions that still give […]
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Internal and External Conflicts
Stories use two types of conflict: internal and external. Internal conflicts are resolved by something changing inside the character, whereas external conflicts are resolved in the world around outside the character. When these two work together, the result can be dazzling. And when they don’t, the result can be devastating.
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How to Build Up Complexity with Layers of Story
Shallower story arcs introduce or build up elements in deeper story arcs.
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