Craft Chat: Story Conflicts

Kelli and Zara talk about the 6 different types of story conflict, how they work in a story, and how they’re often combined to be more complex.

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MasterClass’ article on the subject: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-conflict-in-literature-6-different-types-of-literary-conflict-and-how-to-create-conflict-in-writing#quiz-0

Now Novel article: https://www.nownovel.com/blog/what-is-story-conflict-examples/

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Examples mentioned in this episode

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief: https://amzn.to/3aZNqzw (not the edition Kelli or Zara read)

The Hunger Games trilogy: https://amzn.to/3PT2PA6

Princess Mononoke: https://amzn.to/3OucYm0 (Zara couldn’t find the Japanese version on Amazon US in any format when she searched)

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden https://amzn.to/3BejN80 (not the edition Zara has)

doctor in the story is inspired by Freida Fromm-Reichmann: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieda_Fromm-Reichmann

Twilight: https://amzn.to/3RWrLZo

The Belgrave Legacy trilogy (by Zara): https://zarahoffman.com/series/the-belgrave-legacy

Shadowhunters world (starting with Mortal Instruments series): https://amzn.to/3zrsDy8

The Golden Compass (in the US, Northern Lights everywhere else in the world): https://amzn.to/3OuAvmS (the edition Zara read when she was 10)

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Trolley Problem: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_problem

Know Your Characters: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/know-your-characters/

Kelli’s 25th birthday episode: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/25-years-25-questions-for-kelli/

All About Revision: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/all-about-revision/

On Revision: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/on-revision/

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