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    The document provides guidance on creating and developing conflicts for characters in stories by outlining questions to consider about the nature of the conflict, how it affects characters internally and externally, and how it can be prolonged or resolved.

    The document aims to help writers think through ways to create meaningful conflicts for characters in stories and how those conflicts can impact character and plot development.

    Some ways discussed to compound or resolve a conflict include: conversation, violence, threats, supplication, complaints, apologies, punishment, questions, empathy, requests, persuasion, honesty, dishonesty, incentives, outside help, advice, inaction, orders, haste, leadership, departure, rank, death, inattention, information, error, discovery, deflection.

    CREATE CONFLICT

    WHO OR WHAT IS WHY ARE THEY AT ODDS? WHO OR WHAT ELSE IS


    OPPOSING YOUR INVOLVED?
    CHARACTER? _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________

    HOW DOES THE HOW DOES THE WHAT GOVERNS THE


    CHARACTER REACT CHARACTER REACT CHARACTERS REACTIONS?
    INTERNALLY? EXTERNALLY?
    _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________

    IS THE CHARACTER HOW LONG DOES THE HOW & WHEN SHOULD THE
    MOTIVATED TO RESOLVE CONFLICT LAST? CONFLICT BE RESOLVED?
    THE CONFLICT?
    _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________

    HOW DOES THE HOW DO THE OTHER HOW DOES THE STORY
    CHARACTER DEVELOP (OPPOSING) CHARACTERS DEVELOP THROUGH THIS
    THROUGH THIS CONFLICT? DEVELOP THROUGH THIS CONFLICT?
    CONFLICT?
    _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
    _________________________ _________________________ _________________________

    E.A. DEVERELL - http://eadeverell.com


    COMPOUND OR RESOLVE A CONFLICT
    WHAT IS THE CONFLICT? ________________________________________________________

    DO YOU NEED TO MAKE IT WORSE OR RESOLVE IT? _________________________________

    BRAINSTORM SOME WAYS TO COMPOUND OR RESOLVE IT THROUGH

    Conversation: Questions:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    Violence: Empathy:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    Threats: Requests:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    Supplication: Persuasion:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    Complaints: Honesty:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    Apologies: Dishonesty:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    Punishment: Incentives:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    E.A. DEVERELL - http://eadeverell.com


    COMPOUND OR RESOLVE A CONFLICT
    Outside help: Death:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    Advice: Inattention:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    Inaction: Information:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    Orders: Error:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    Haste: Discovery:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    Leadership: Deflection:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    Departure: Other:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    Rank: Other:
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________
    _____________________________________ _____________________________________

    E.A. DEVERELL - http://eadeverell.com

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