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ANOINT YOUR CHARACTER WITH INNER CONFLICT, A MASTER TECHNIQUE

By: MJ Bush

Inner conflict is essential.

Without inner conflict your protagonist never fully engages with the plot.

In effect, he can skate through the events of your story. He might get hit by a wave or two, but he never goes beyond the surface.

It doesn’t take on deeper meaning to him.

And that means it doesn’t take on deeper meaning for your readers.

Inner conflict and complex characters go hand-in-hand.

Complexity, the weaving together of a new soul, creates openings for inner conflict. Without complexity, inner turmoil has no purchase in that character.

Without that riptide of inner conflict, your character remains flat, no matter how many layers you add.

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Read the full article HERE!

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Happy writing and running, Kathy