Creating Conflict

“I believe suspense drives all fiction, not only mystery,” says editor Helga Schier. “Unless we really are interested in what happens next, we won’t turn the pages...

All human relationships have conflict and tension because of differing agendas. It is rare that two people are on exactly the same page, and most of the time each...

What is Internal Conflict? Conflict is a necessary ingredient to any good story. Without a struggle between two opposing forces, your main character won’t change and...

What Is External Conflict? Conflict is a necessary ingredient to any good story. Without some obstacles to get in your main character’s way, he/she will reach their...

Plotting a novel before writing it isn’t a part of everyone’s process. However, determining the structure of a story is vital for every author, whether a plotter or...