tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post3959724164010891581..comments2024-01-29T06:21:11.353+00:00Comments on Sarah Duncan's Blog: Using Conflict Lists to Get Characters GoingSarah Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-39418051460617368432011-05-01T22:49:34.165+01:002011-05-01T22:49:34.165+01:00As you say, conflict lists are great prompts for w...As you say, conflict lists are great prompts for what is needed to give a character depth. No conflict = no story. Lots of conflict = fab story.Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-32109155626442726882011-04-28T19:51:21.481+01:002011-04-28T19:51:21.481+01:00I like the idea of the conflict lists. It helps to...I like the idea of the conflict lists. It helps to see the characters as a whole in all (as many as we can think of) contexts he/she exists in, which makes him/her real. It's also a good prompt of what needs to be solved as you go along writing the storyKate Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03195669152468413093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-52223543243027392432011-04-27T20:47:03.480+01:002011-04-27T20:47:03.480+01:00Great idea - you need not just conflict but confli...Great idea - you need not just conflict but conflicts, and if all can be solved by the same actions on the part of the protag, you've got a fab story.Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-65907929460439499942011-04-27T09:10:27.924+01:002011-04-27T09:10:27.924+01:00The examples were of imaginary characters, not the...The examples were of imaginary characters, not the real student, but it's interesting how the range of conflict makes the characters appear real. <br /><br />I think it's a useful way of adding depth to characters, especially when you're starting out with them.Sarah Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530089356370140344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-61859676458091007662011-04-26T10:18:02.140+01:002011-04-26T10:18:02.140+01:00A useful list, Sarah; it could help in those momen...A useful list, Sarah; it could help in those moments when one's inspiration seems to be taking a break.<br /><br />Liz XLiz Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322513174593505885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-83078787311805299672011-04-26T10:09:55.717+01:002011-04-26T10:09:55.717+01:00My first thought here is that your student fits bo...My first thought here is that your student fits both lists and that's because none of us is just one thing all the time. That fact alone is a source of conflict: the writer wants to write, the student knows she should study. She goes home to visit her parents for the holidays and she's no longer the Student or the Writer, she's the Daughter and all the answers to those issues change. Or at least their pecking order does.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6771775388110854391.post-36008984757890816242011-04-26T08:09:28.310+01:002011-04-26T08:09:28.310+01:00I love the would-be writer conflicts and could def...I love the would-be writer conflicts and could definitely relate to most of them!<br /><br />Great idea to widen the narrative in that way though - I'm going to think about that list while I'm editing.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.com