Thursday, February 22, 2018

Creating Internal Conflict


Greetings from the Hermit WRiter.

The writer can’t just tell ... must dramaticize values, choices, attitudes via ....

  • Actions
  • Thoughts
  • Dialogue
  • Backstory
  • Exposition – explain after you have SHOWN the impact; only to show new perspective
    • May appear detached, slow the pace
    • Must punch, to elevate from surrounding story (formal, figurative) – do not break tone
  • Emotion

Avoid character contradictions (that stretch credibility).


 Gems from Nancy Kress in Write Great Fiction.


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