Create Story Conflict: How to Increase Tension in Your Writing & Keep Readers Turning Pages by Eileen Cook

Author:Eileen Cook [Cook, Eileen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: reference, Writing Skills, Language Arts & Disciplines, writing, General
ISBN: 9781777291914
Google: uygPEAAAQBAJ
Publisher: CDE Creative
Published: 2020-07-08T23:31:48.656205+00:00

Your Turn

Does your character take responsibility for the things they’ve done, or do they always deny wrongdoing?

Is there an argument in your manuscript where another character can avoid taking responsibility, leaving your protagonist holding the bag?

Desire for drama

There are people who like conflict because it makes them feel alive. Sparkly! Conflict is exciting. When things are too peaceful, too content, they feel bored. They will pick arguments or engage in conflict because it gives them a focus. They enjoy the high that comes from conflict—the rush of brain chemicals and the feeling of engagement. As an official fan of the no-drama-llama approach to life, this drives me crazy, but there are many people who thrive on high drama. And if it doesn’t happen naturally, they’ll go out of their way to create it.

Have you ever known a couple (or been in a relationship) that seems to court conflict—just so that when the conflict is over, they will make up? People in these relationships feel more loved because the other person cares enough to have the argument. High emotions can be sexy.

Another example of a person who desires drama is a friend who swings from one disaster to another. She’s either in a fight with a family member—and they are never speaking to each other again—or she and her spouse are on the verge of breakup, or her job is falling apart. And that’s just on a Tuesday.

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