To fully invest readers in your story, it must contain conflict.

And for your characters to grow and feel authentic, they must face obstacles—internally as well as externally.

Without facing both inner and outer conflict, they will feel flat—even to you.

I’ve been writing for more than 50 years, and I’ve sharpened techniques for writing compelling conflict to keep readers riveted.

In this short video, I discuss:

5 questions to answer about your characters
Examples of effective conflict
A cardinal sin of writing
The trouble with perfect heroes
The importance of Character Arc
And more

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