tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post461690911394212018..comments2024-03-28T02:34:34.041-07:00Comments on Rachna's Scriptorium: Why conflict is important?Rachna Chhabriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-83065921102143892662021-06-14T08:31:16.475-07:002021-06-14T08:31:16.475-07:00Stories cannot progress without conflict. Indeed, ...Stories cannot progress without conflict. Indeed, the main character sorely reflects back to the reader in a mirror of his own grievances and misery. It's sometimes an utterly confounding relationship between me and the protagonist. As the story leads me on, it is a rewarding notion wheb the failings of the past and the overpowering urge of stifling half my nature and wrestling half my faculties due to real conflicts are somewhat subsided in a most inexplicable manner because of what converted into a sympathetic cord and closely-knitted connection I developed towards the story, its plot, the main character, and the conflict which was above all, the change you need to continue reading.Anika Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02437191225348880247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-2945275639675601992012-06-14T11:30:11.299-07:002012-06-14T11:30:11.299-07:00Since I'm a genre writer, the largest conflict...Since I'm a genre writer, the largest conflicts in my books come from outside - but I make sure there are some inner character-conflicts as well as disagreements between characters, too. Yay for conflicts! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-38342051307325991662012-06-13T23:06:59.871-07:002012-06-13T23:06:59.871-07:00Totally and definitely agree, I tell my students t...Totally and definitely agree, I tell my students that the bollywood buster Sholay(Bhutanese people watch a lot of bollywood movies) is a HIT because of the conflict between Gabarsingh and Thakur. The conflict is the engine that drives the story forward.Nobuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245598981198856011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-6603750077276063252012-06-13T16:59:23.854-07:002012-06-13T16:59:23.854-07:00Right you are! A book with no conflict is pretty b...Right you are! A book with no conflict is pretty boring. I love LOTS of conflict.alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122487552931794871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-76218376257468560732012-06-13T06:16:58.954-07:002012-06-13T06:16:58.954-07:00I think we subconsciously live through our charact...I think we subconsciously live through our characters and this includes conflicts and challenges. I can see some of the things I go through in my writings after I write them, so I think there is something going on here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-14886713751232617212012-06-13T03:23:19.862-07:002012-06-13T03:23:19.862-07:00Conflicts take the story forward and they do make ...Conflicts take the story forward and they do make the characters stronger....the interesting part is how the conflicts are resolved.Alka Gurhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050387590729571321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-42357247848579842882012-06-13T01:19:13.406-07:002012-06-13T01:19:13.406-07:00I'm working on two WIPs right now. I don't...I'm working on two WIPs right now. I don't feel like they mirror my life in any way, yet I feel so good that the conflicts in them are being challenged and resolved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-32357546220361198172012-06-12T01:32:08.598-07:002012-06-12T01:32:08.598-07:00"Conflicts single handedly drive the plot for..."Conflicts single handedly drive the plot forward." Absolutely right!Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-43634723676760462572012-06-10T18:51:12.612-07:002012-06-10T18:51:12.612-07:00This is a great post! I was just reading about alt...This is a great post! I was just reading about alter egos the other day and thought the same thing. Writing is such an incredible way to get through our own conflicts. It's a way for us to mold reality.Saumyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517289532769906489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-45989828558901630822012-06-10T12:58:47.472-07:002012-06-10T12:58:47.472-07:00Your post reminds me of one of Vonnegut's pres...Your post reminds me of one of Vonnegut's prescriptions for interesting fiction: always have characters who are at the end of their rope.Dr. Mohamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673867214475179890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-10214232898104804132012-06-10T11:05:06.450-07:002012-06-10T11:05:06.450-07:00What an interesting thought..clearing your charact...What an interesting thought..clearing your character's conflict clears the clutter in your life! You use of the word 'clutter' makes me wonder if you practice Feng Shui..?Life Unordinaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500378311526554168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-3164557490213257332012-06-10T09:04:51.359-07:002012-06-10T09:04:51.359-07:00Hi friends..I have noticed that whenever I try to ...Hi friends..I have noticed that whenever I try to work out my character's conflict, I am sub-consciously clearing the clutter in my own life. By giving my characters' strength to overcome the obstacles hounding them, I am imbibing the strength from my own words. Sounds strange, doesn't it? But, that's the way it works for me.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-17643537001453273042012-06-09T15:12:43.723-07:002012-06-09T15:12:43.723-07:00Great post!! I agree that conflict in our books te...Great post!! I agree that conflict in our books tend to mirror what is in our lives, or what was in our lives. It's what makes writing so therapeutic :) Conflict makes the story exciting too. I am using writing to try to work out some past conflicts and shape new meaning into them. <br /><br />AndreaAndrea Teaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02050710871603076745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-54228302163118806612012-06-09T11:28:19.661-07:002012-06-09T11:28:19.661-07:00Excellent post! Whether in fiction or real life, c...Excellent post! Whether in fiction or real life, conflict's always there--and it's not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes, it's what we need to drive us toward our goal. Sometimes, it becomes an eye-opener. :)Precy Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714824672731935371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-62539763320751990922012-06-09T10:40:35.575-07:002012-06-09T10:40:35.575-07:00Great reflections on conflict!
Thanks for sharing!...Great reflections on conflict!<br />Thanks for sharing!Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-40060876987098310532012-06-09T06:02:15.764-07:002012-06-09T06:02:15.764-07:00Rachna, this is a fabulous topic! As they say, &q...Rachna, this is a fabulous topic! As they say, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger."<br /><br />Great thoughts on a crucial topic!Cheryl Klarichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12633250643087095689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-43237182849987900382012-06-09T03:19:54.087-07:002012-06-09T03:19:54.087-07:00I agree that conflict is essential in some form, a...I agree that conflict is essential in some form, and usually is the main driving force. Your post makes the case clearly and can only help the would-be novelist, I think.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-56715573365941294112012-06-08T16:08:21.194-07:002012-06-08T16:08:21.194-07:00My TBR pile is definitely becoming a conflict, as ...My TBR pile is definitely becoming a conflict, as is the argument I have with myself when I find a book I just HAVE to add to my growing pile. :D<br /><br />One day it will collapse and bury me under it, and then I'll have a new conflict to deal with. lolStinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-52435409493214678182012-06-08T15:46:47.430-07:002012-06-08T15:46:47.430-07:00Gotta have conflict! That's what makes a great...Gotta have conflict! That's what makes a great read. "Trouble is a necessary ingredient to writing." I cannot remember who said it, but it's the truth! *waving*Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-8852710248339062952012-06-08T13:40:44.549-07:002012-06-08T13:40:44.549-07:00I love conflict (in fiction, not my life!) It brin...I love conflict (in fiction, not my life!) It brings out the best and worst of characters, and that's soooo interesting.Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-67528904482124135352012-06-08T11:47:41.760-07:002012-06-08T11:47:41.760-07:00Interesting questions. I'm not sure--I tend to...Interesting questions. I'm not sure--I tend to think of my characters' conflicts as being so fictional/extraordinary that they don't apply to my own writing. But has conflicts to resolve even if they're small, so I suppose there's common ground in that.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-8869160752358557432012-06-08T10:33:35.229-07:002012-06-08T10:33:35.229-07:00I took a course years ago with The Institute for C...I took a course years ago with The Institute for Children's Literature. The lessons discussing conflict shared this phrase, "No conflict, no story". That stuck with me, and has been a great guideline to follow since.Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-19727918018914481272012-06-08T09:57:45.945-07:002012-06-08T09:57:45.945-07:00There are certainly parallels between our novels a...There are certainly parallels between our novels and our lives, but I think my novels contain conflict that is generated within the context of the story, and not much based on my everyday conflicts.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-80440438844924118292012-06-08T07:07:56.753-07:002012-06-08T07:07:56.753-07:00Never thought about conquering the conflicts of ou...Never thought about conquering the conflicts of our characters making us stronger, but it makes sense.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com