3 Common Mistakes Writers Make with Conflict

By Janice Hardy

Conflict has causedmore than its fair share of writer frustrations.

Like many writers, I’ve spent countless hours creatingconflict in my novels. I’ve thrown exciting obstacles in my protagonists’paths, I’ve developed sinister antagonists to thwart my heroes, I’ve devisedcruel ways to put my characters through mental anguish—and my beta readers still told me, “This scene needs moreconflict.”

Because what we “know”about conflict is often wrong.

It’s not about the obstacles in the path, or the bad guywith the evil plan, or the mental anguish of the hero. It’s not the plot or thecharacter arc, even though we often talk about it like it is (me included).

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