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How do you come up with conflict for a powerful character?
As I understand it, conflict means presenting a character with an obstacle that he can only overcome through change. The problem is that I can't think of such a thing. Nearly all conflict that comes ...
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How to write Man vs. Self conflict?
CONTEXT: The action of my story takes place in a typical dystopian world, where society is harshly indoctrinated and restricted. The main character, who needs to raise money for his family, joins the &...
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Can there be too many obstacles in a character’s path?
My current WIP involves a deliberate miscarriage of justice.
I started out with three main characters:
J - a young girl who is effected by both the crime committed and the injustice delivered
D - a ...
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How do I balance immature levity and flaws and character growth?
I am working on a series where one of the intended primary draws is character drama and growth. I have an ensemble cast of five characters who more or less share the role of main character equally, ...
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Double lies as sources of conflict in a single arc
My protagonist lives with a deep lie that causes internal conflict and pain throughout the story but it basically cannot fuel any struggle to the external plot. This subconsciously motivates the ...
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Resolving moral conflict
Conflict is one of the most important things in driving a story. I’ve been working on my particular story for a while now, and I finally seem to have worked out a good plot, and by that, I mean the ...
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Character crisis for a Science Hero?
I have three protagonists working towards the same goal but with different motives. They are co-protagonists each with their own character arc and resolution. Circumstances bring them together but ...
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Plot and characters conflict too much
My question is if you run into characterization vs. plot conflicts, or unlikeable characters, do you
do major changes to your characters to fit the plot or do you make major changes to your plot to
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How to focus on external conflict rather than inner/interpersonal conflict?
I love creating characters and my plots generally focus greatly on their inner conflicts and their relationships with other characters (my experience has almost exclusively been writing romance). ...
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What is the Purpose of an Inner Conflict?
I've long known what the purpose of inner conflict is. Indeed, it was one of the simplest concepts for me to grasp when I was learning about it. Now I'm not so sure.
I seem to have developed a dual ...
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Is it more effective to lead with a physical conflict rather than an emotional one?
I currently have the choice of two routes with my novel - to lead with a knives-and-poisons main conflict, with reference to the protagonist's emotional conflict, or to lead with him conquering his ...
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Does anyone know an excerpt of writing which demonstrates the stress and emotions of an anticipated clash with a bully?
The protagonist has difficulty with his emotions and social coping mechanisms, and is being bullied by a secondary character. I'd like to dissect the emotions and reactions in him as he learns that a ...
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