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November 7, 2009
Day 8: Have ConflictConflict is the thing that will keep ...
Day 8: Have Conflict
Conflict is the thing that will keep your characters at odds in the story. Try not to think of your conflict as a single problem, think of it more as a ladder. Your conflict should have several rungs the characters have to overcome. Each one higher and further from the last. If they don't make it then the fall becomes more deadly as the story progresses.
Conflict is the thing that will keep your characters at odds in the story. Try not to think of your conflict as a single problem, think of it more as a ladder. Your conflict should have several rungs the characters have to overcome. Each one higher and further from the last. If they don't make it then the fall becomes more deadly as the story progresses.
November 6, 2009
Day 7: Have MotivationMotivation is tied into goals for e...
Day 7: Have Motivation
Motivation is tied into goals for each character, similar but not quite the same. For instance the hero's goal might be to stop the bad guy. But his motivation is the why that gives the goal purpose. So why does your hero need to stop the bad guy? Maybe the bad guy is trying to kill him? Kill the heroine? Steal a precious gem? Take over the world?
Motivation is tied into goals for each character, similar but not quite the same. For instance the hero's goal might be to stop the bad guy. But his motivation is the why that gives the goal purpose. So why does your hero need to stop the bad guy? Maybe the bad guy is trying to kill him? Kill the heroine? Steal a precious gem? Take over the world?
