Where Normal Need Not Apply
Inner conflict is essential for deep characters and storytelling. Angela Ackerman shares examples, tips, and insights for how can we use and add internalr conflict with our characters and story, as well as for how to force our characters to make the hard decisions
What are the different layers of conflict? How can understanding the different levels of conflict help our writing?
Angela Ackerman is sharing 5 methods to dig into our character and find their inner conflict—and examples for how to implement the ideas too!
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Our character’s job can be a source of story conflict, but how can we avoid clichés, especially with an office romance? Angela Ackerman shares her tips.
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Before we figure out how to tie our character’s occupation to the story, we might need to understand more about the job and what it means for them.
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How can we create powerful relationships in our stories? Check out Angela Ackerman’s insights and examples for crafting characters.
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For dialogue attribution, action beats are more flexible than dialogue tags for our writing, adding details to our story and immersing readers in the scene.
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We often want to share both characters’ reactions during dialogue. How can we do so without causing point-of-view, head-hopping, or attribution issues?
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Many are struggling with anxiety, but stories have power in a crisis. Beyond the stories we write, there’s also the story we tell ourselves about our life.
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