How to create conflict in a story

There are seven main types of conflict in fiction. How can you weave these into your story to keep readers engaged and intrigued?

Here are a few of my favorite writing-related things and articles that I was reading this week.

Conflict is important in all kinds of stories. A story where all is well and perfect is not an interesting story at all. There has to be some form of conflict that divide the characters, that make the characters suffer, that forces the characters to show their true colors, etc.

6 Story Conflicts Possible in Your Book | Writing advice | writing tips #CherylProWriter

Heroes in conflict is a complex theme that could make or break your story. Here are 7 good ideas to try – and 3 pitfalls to avoid!

At its simplest, conflict consists of the obstacles your protagonist faces in her quest to achieve her objective. Without it, your story would be super short and not so fulfilling.

Here are five ways to inject some much needed romantic conflict into your fictional romance, without your lovers having to hurt each other.

This 3-part character conflict worksheet can help put your character in trouble... and pull them out of it!

By Grace CaylorHave you ever watched a really cheesy Hallmark movie? Or read a romance novel that was too predictable and had practically zero conflict?Certainly, as writers, we ought to write romances that are more natural and realistic, which of course means there must be conflict. Google’s first definition of romance is “a feeling of

A lot of times when we’re discussing a book proposal at work, we’ll ask, “What’s the conflict?” or say, “This could use some internal conflict.” What we’re talking about, of course, is the conflict…