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I've recently been having trouble with developing plots. The plots I created seemed heavily sequential. No matter how many twists or complications I put in, they always seemed dry, proceeding from ...
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2019-12-12T17:48:58Z (almost 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T04:32:56Z (almost 5 years ago)
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I've recently been having trouble with developing plots. The plots I created seemed heavily sequential. No matter how many twists or complications I put in, they always seemed dry, proceeding from one problem to the next. I believe I have discovered a way to fix this: by making _sure_, from the beginning, that my conflict is linked to the theme, or message, of my novel. In addition, I link the main character to the theme. This seems to be working, and has the added benefit of acting as a safeguard against accidental preaching of said theme. HOWEVER, it appears that this method is prone to making the hero's inner conflict (what I think of as conflicting sides within the protagonist) be the MAIN conflict (the main problem in the story). The main conflict _is_ the inner conflict. **Is this okay?** This doesn't strike me as much of a problem, but being an aspiring author, I want to be sure.
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2015-08-13T17:32:51Z (over 9 years ago)
Original score: 7