tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post9149241716875982736..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: A Lousy Way to Create Conflict in Your NovelJanice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-3422960468969685262021-05-01T07:12:06.265-04:002021-05-01T07:12:06.265-04:00That's fine, I did say I was probably in the m...That's fine, I did say I was probably in the minority. And I'm not against infighting, just when it's the ONLY conflict and there ONLY because there's no actual conflict in the story.<br /><br />When the fighting is from real conflict and real issues, it works. But when characters start fighting for no reason that I have a problem with it. Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-46448199524716423472021-04-30T12:34:05.673-04:002021-04-30T12:34:05.673-04:00I'm really sorry but I disagree. Completely di...I'm really sorry but I disagree. Completely disagree (perhaps I am not a team player). Lord of the rings and Game of thrones are two of the most successful fantasy series of all time and filled with infighting. Similarly The Foundation trilogy and Culture novels in Sci-Fi, House of Cards and Wisdom of Crocodiles in Political thrillers, do not get me onto spy stuff, detective or Historical fiction, the list would be too long. Packed with infighting. The more the better in my opinion. SorryRaynaydayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01280020755371174066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-90111068174596313942021-04-25T07:23:00.651-04:002021-04-25T07:23:00.651-04:00Great! And you're welcome.Great! And you're welcome.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-27477876786466823622021-04-20T15:56:14.543-04:002021-04-20T15:56:14.543-04:00Yes, so true! Thank you!! Appreciate the response!...Yes, so true! Thank you!! Appreciate the response! ๐๐๐Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482448457220906910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-2121397399702041022021-04-19T17:16:19.143-04:002021-04-19T17:16:19.143-04:00I dislike daytime talk shows and soap operas for t...I dislike daytime talk shows and soap operas for this reason. My in-progress novel has some moments of character conflict - I went back and reviewed them with this list in mind and I feel confident that they are serving a point. Thanks for the great information!Lana E.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-53282546189443629262021-04-19T15:40:59.196-04:002021-04-19T15:40:59.196-04:00Most welcome, and thanks! We all start somewhere, ...Most welcome, and thanks! We all start somewhere, and you're in the right place to learn. Good luck with your writing! Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-81876906634928626282021-04-19T15:39:53.916-04:002021-04-19T15:39:53.916-04:00Good theme. We need more of that in the world, so ...Good theme. We need more of that in the world, so people think first to work out differences than fight about them.Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-11350983632891510862021-04-19T15:39:03.798-04:002021-04-19T15:39:03.798-04:00Exactly, if you have that inevitable sense of &quo...Exactly, if you have that inevitable sense of "this isn't going to end well" then it can work. <br /><br />Glad it's not just me who dislikes this clichรฉ :) Janice Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-15993855201269568632021-04-19T14:59:32.397-04:002021-04-19T14:59:32.397-04:00Thank you for all of these articles and tips! Ive ...Thank you for all of these articles and tips! Ive been writing. Romance since last year and I read a ton!<br />I don't have any experience in writing so I am teaching myself. I also have a few of your books and I appreciate anything that I can get! Thanks again!!Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482448457220906910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-17966030238653327862021-04-19T12:33:32.514-04:002021-04-19T12:33:32.514-04:00I completely agree. I have no issue with arguments...I completely agree. I have no issue with arguments and disagreements, but characters should arc (in the stories I like, anyway) so the conflict should serve the arc. In other words, yes, the conflict should make sense in the context of the story. I love when characters move past problems to come together in cooperation, friendship, or attraction. In truth, characters coming together and demonstrating that people working together are stronger than if they're apart is a theme that runs pretty much every novel I write.Christina Anne Hawthornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469200451589333014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-42913074107718206592021-04-19T10:01:14.396-04:002021-04-19T10:01:14.396-04:00Amen, amen. This is too often the laziest writing ...Amen, amen. This is too often the laziest writing there is.<br /><br />Check the cause, and check the effect. A good argument is one that *had to* happen, because we already know (or we can accept) that there are real differences between these people. We should be expecting it to happen, at least given the right trigger.<br /><br />And the effect... New information is great; so is finding some token change in the plot or their feelings to capture that something happened. But ideally it's a promise that there's a real plot thread about this conflict, that's going to trigger a bigger event later on. (And at the time we weren't sure this *wouldn't* be the real explosion.) Or if it's a temporary clash, that moment and how hard it is to apologize have to carry their own weight.<br /><br />Anything's better than "then they fight, because fighting's fun." No, it's *resolving* a fight (or seeing why they don't) and what that means that makes it worth having.Ken Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732164204232936705noreply@blogger.com