How To Write A Conflict Engine

In your story, the “Conflict” is the central plot that is running from the inciting incident through to the climax. It is how you motivate your Protagonist and Antagonist to become active and go after something they want and don’t have. Conflict drives your story forwards. It keeps your story active and entertaining.

If you’re writing a series, you will tend to have an arcing conflict that carries you from episode one through to the series climax. That could be the Big Bad in Buffy The Vampir...