So You Want to Write a Story (Part 2)

During Part 1 of this series, we touched briefly on how choosing a viewpoint character and setting can drastically change the type of story or genre that we’re telling. Also, now might be a good time to brush up on Genre Expectations, if you haven’t read that one. 

We’re going to continue this tangent today to its next logical step: How Character and Setting give birth to Conflict. 

All stories come down to this premise: The Character wants something, but something else is in the way. This...