In our ongoing exploration of tension, the time has come to examine conflict. It can be shaped and delivered in numerous ways, but you have to know the core conflict before you can make anybody feel tense about it. Credits: Your hosts for this episode were Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and … Continue reading 18.13: Finding the Core Conflict
Write a conflict twice, changing the POV character’s underlying emotional needs. See how the scene changes.
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber & David Wengrow