Tip #10 Conflict

Conflict is a central part of any story. Without conflict nothing will happen, and the readers won’t be pulled into the story. There are good and bad ways to achieve conflict, and the bad ways can completely destroy the narrative you are trying to build. Good conflicts are natural. You can tell where they originated from and why the characters are arguing or fighting. Without this there is nothing compelling in your story. Without anything compelling your story is boring and lacks anything that could bring in readers. There are two main types of conflict that take place in a story. Those are Internal Conflict and External Conflict. Internal conflict is a conflict within a character’s mind. It is what tends to drive a character to do what they do in the story. A character’s morals and ideas are some of the biggest examples of internal conflict. Morals and ideals exist to help give characters more well… character! A character’s morals should define how they act. Define what they will and won’t doo, and any exceptions to those self-imposed rules. External conflict is usually centered around two or more characters relationships with each other. Conflict between characters should be set up early on in order to not come completely out of left field. The reader needs to be able to understand what happens when characters disagree on something or get into fights with characters. This includes the conflicts between protagonists and antagonists. The internal conflicts of characters could be shown through subtle actions they take. What these actions are is up to you, but it could be as grand as defining a massive part of themselves or struggling to make a decision if even for a second. That’s all for this week. I hope you found this informative as always.