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Conflict is essential to story—regardless of genre. The friction between what a character wants and the lengths they will go to reach that goal is what pulls readers through your book. Using humour and her deep knowledge of human behaviour, counsellor and award-winning author Eileen Cook will guide you through the causes of conflict, the differences between internal and external conflict, and show you how conflict resolution techniques can be turned upside down to ramp up the tension in your book. Filled with practical tips, examples and prompts, this is a craft book you’ll keep on your shelf to use again and again. 

This is the fourth book in the Creative Academy Guides for Writers series. Be sure to check out the rest of the guides for writers in this series.

Free Resources from Create Story Conflict by Eileen Cook 

What’s included in the resources package? 

Create Story Conflict “Your Turn” Handout 
We have collected up ALL the Your Turn exercises from the book and put them all on this downloadable PDF.
 
EQI: 15 Measures of Emotional Intelligence
Ready to dive deep into your character’s psyche? Emotional Intelligence looks at how individuals see and respond to the world. There are fifteen different dimensions to explore that can assist with character creation. Knowing your character’s strengths and weaknesses in these areas can help you determine how they might respond as well as to create conflict between characters.These areas are designed to get you thinking. Depending on your character and the situations you put them in during your book some of these may be more useful than others. The goal isn’t for you to include all of these aspects in your character, but to help you identify key areas of strength and weakness that will help you shape your characters and their arcs in the story.
 
Extra Credit Reading List
A list of books that we think are helpful for your writing journey.
 
Conflict Masterclasses (Available in the Creative Academy for Writers)
Join the Creative Academy for Writers and watch Eileen’s Masterclasses on conflict.

 

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