What happens when a story idea strikes? If we don’t start with the central character, then very quickly our minds will focus on that single character. Our minds will swirl around a scenario and the character who controls our perspective of that scenario.
Any character can serve as that central focus. We writers decide who will be the focus based on which character is best suited to confront the conflict.
Our characters spin around an interactive conflict with a push-pull synergy. Two characters, opposing each other, will create a story. These two—the solution-finder and the conflict-creator—cannot work alone. We need both to drive the novel.
Who are these two characters? Let’s find out.
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5:19 /Defeat Writer's Block / Whitney's Solutions
5:18 / Defeat Writer's Block / Burnham Talks Blocks
5:17 / Defeat Writer's Block / Storyteller and Story Teacher
5:16 / Defeat Writer's Block / M Stewart on the Writing Flow
5:15 / Defeat Writer's Block / Avoid These Mistakes part 2
5:14 /Defeat Writer's Block / Avoid These Mistakes
5:13 / Defeat Writer's Block / More Techniques from Gardner
5:12 / Defeat Writer's Block / How One Pro Won the Battle
5:11 / Defeat Writer's Block / Pro Writers part B
5:10 / Defeat Writer's Block / Pro Writers part A
5:09 / Defeat Writer's Block / Overcoming Type 3
5:08 /Defeat Writer's Block / Overcoming Type 2
5:07 / Defeat Writer's Block / Overcoming Type 1
5:06 / Defeat Writer's Block / Introduction
5:05 / Plot 7, part B / Discovering Plot
5:04 / Plot 7 part a / Discovering Plot
5:03 / An Asian Plotting Method / Discovering Plot
5:02 / Stages 11 & 12 / Greatest Plot Structure
5:01 / Stages 9 & 10 / Greatest Plot Structure / Discovering Your Plot
Merry Christmas / Amber Dreams chapter 5 / Sailing with Mystery by M.A. Lee
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