From the category archives:

conflict

Duck Amok

by Sam Agro

Let’s continue breaking down our little Daffy story according to my storytelling guidelines.

CONFLICT:Two types of conflict in this narrative)

(1)MAN vs. MAN (or MAN vs. DUCK in this case) [click to continue...]

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Review

by Sam Agro

Okay, let’s review our types of conflict.

MAN versus MAN 
A battle of wills between two opposed individuals or groups, a PROTAGONIST and [click to continue...]

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Ego Trip

by Sam Agro

Our last type of conflict is MAN vs. HIMSELF.

This is an INTERNAL CONFLICT of a moral or ethical nature. (Or possibly an internal battle over a personality flaw)

Any choice that could go against [click to continue...]

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Storm Central

by Sam Agro

Next up is MAN vs. HIS ENVIRONMENT.

In this conflict someone is battling against harsh environmental elements. When Electra climbs the frozen cliff to attain the monastery where she will learn the [click to continue...]

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Man Bites Man

by Sam Agro

Now let’s talk about the three main types of conflict.

First we’ll tackle the most frequent and obvious form of conflict:

MAN vs. MAN. [click to continue...]

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Conflicted!

by Sam Agro

Now let’s move on to the CONFLICT part of your narrative.

If the SETUP is the appetizer of our literary meal, the CONFLICT is the meat and potatoes entré.

There can be no story without CONFLICT. [click to continue...]

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