tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524866668419203645.post295569073288844492..comments2023-10-14T15:41:19.887-03:00Comments on Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Writing Tip: Creating Conflict by Theresa ChazeA. F. Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813561042723593419noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524866668419203645.post-16397834813761486602008-04-04T23:59:00.000-03:002008-04-04T23:59:00.000-03:00I agree about how important conflict is in moving ...I agree about how important conflict is in moving a story line along. Without conflict there is much less to keep the reader motivated to read. My favourite author Captain Marryat used conflict within the mind of his heros and showed how a logic taken to its extreme produces humourous results, as in 'Peter Simple'.<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed your contribution.Woohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018117384777888396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524866668419203645.post-82800842727402634282008-04-04T13:07:00.000-03:002008-04-04T13:07:00.000-03:00Hi, I would like to thank the host for giving me a...Hi, <BR/>I would like to thank the host for giving me a forum. Conflict building is very important, but it is only one leg of the three legged stool. The other is characterization and plot. If all three aren't developed equaly the story is off balance.<BR/><BR/>The question I'm asking to day is what do your create first: the characters, the plot or the conflict?Theresa Chazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05700832583917523217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524866668419203645.post-90924618508250340592008-04-04T12:14:00.000-03:002008-04-04T12:14:00.000-03:00Using Theresa's metaphor of conflict as a staircas...Using Theresa's metaphor of conflict as a staircase can help authors visualize the conflict in in their novels. Conflict is all important -- without it, there is no story -- but too often writers mistake bickering for conflict.<BR/><BR/>If the rest of her book is as good as her explanation of conflict, it should be a valuable addition to the libraries of both new and seasoned writers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com