Creating Conflict

Publicist and author Bryan Beach believes the best way to keep a reader's attention is to establish some type of conflict in your story. The conflict doesn't always...

Publicist and author Bryan Beach believes the best way to keep a reader's attention is to establish some type of conflict in your story. The conflict doesn't always...

Novels follow rhythms. Some are slow and sensual. Others are rip-roaring reads. This underlying rhythm within the novel is called pacing. Chapters, scenes, paragraphs...

Conflict by definition is some sort of turmoil. Whether that’s internal conflict or external conflict doesn’t matter because every story needs both. Conflict is what...

“Show me; don’t tell me.” It’s something beginning writers are told over and over again, and it’s good advice. Author Bob Martin discusses tips on creating dramatic...