EPISODE · Oct 12, 2017 · 8 MIN
TAP009, The 5 Types Of Story Conflict
from The Authorpreneur Podcast - Writing & Self Publishing Tips · host Amelia D. Hay
Send us Fan MailWhen you first flesh out a story idea, it’s perfectly natural to discover that your story is lacking conflict. Quite often, when you create a story, you create the entire story in my layers. What do I mean by layers? Here's an example: So, you flesh out the story idea, after this, you outline, then revise your outline, and you’ll go through and add more conflict into the story. This experience is perfectly normal. Don’t think that if your story idea is lacking conflict in its initial stages of conception, then it’s a terrible idea. It isn’t bad; you just need to add more conflict to your story.Tools & ResourcesCheck Out the Show Notes | authorpreneurpodcast.com/5-types-of-story-conflict/Ask a Question on Writing | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/question/Your Questions Answered | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/question/faq/Want podcast episode updates sent straight to your inbox? | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/podcast/tap/Looking for an affordable premade book cover? | https://levillainbookcovers.com/shop/ **Be on the Podcast | https://authorpreneurpodcast.com/podcast/interview/Host Your Author Website with SiteGround ⇢ https://www.siteground.com/go/authorpreneur * My BooksMy Short Story, the Lawn | https://dl.bookfunnel.com/wi5nh80cx4The Candidate | https://books2read.com/the-candidateSuspicion | https://books2read.com/suspicionDuplicity | https://books2read.com/duplicity-adhay/The Locked Room | https://books2read.com/locked-room Support the showConnect with me on Social MediaDiscord: https://discord.gg/HZX7HZBQUfFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorpreneurpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorpreneurpodcast/X: https://twitter.com/writeradhayYouTube: www.youtube.com/c/authorpreneurpodcast/videosGoodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/authoradhay/Merch Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/WriterADHay/shop* This is a service or product offered by me** My bookish merchandise store
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Send us Fan Mail When you first flesh out a story idea, it’s perfectly natural to discover that your story is lacking conflict. Quite often, when you create a story, you create the entire story in my layers. What do I mean by layers? Here's an example: So, you flesh out the story idea, after this, you outline, then revise your outline, and you’ll go through and add more conflict into the story. This experience is perfectly normal. Don’t think that if your story idea is lacking conflict in its...
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