on Writers Helping Writers:
When it comes to story conflict, there are so many options to choose from. Power struggles, physical threats, moral dilemmas, failures, ticking clocks—they’re all great for ratcheting up tension, building reader empathy, and strengthening our plotlines. But the conflict we face most often as human beings—the kind that hits closest to home for our characters—is relationship friction. It happens on the daily and comes in a variety of shapes and sizes:
- Condescending co-workers
- Passive-aggressive neighbors
- Inconsiderate shoppers at the grocery store
- Relatives with strong political views
- A rivalry with a romantic competitor
- Peer pressure
- Break-ups
- Etc.
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