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Li Mitchell's avatar

Thank you for the breakdown of different ways to write external conflict! In my main project, my characters have several obstacles that build on each other. And then they get a new big one...

Writer's Unblock's avatar

Nice! That sounds like a nightmare for the characters, but a page-turner for the readers ☺️

Li Mitchell's avatar

Thank you! I hope it will be a page-turner. It's definitely a bad time for the characters! It will have a longer resolution because of that. I thought the characters and the readers deserved extra pages where the characters get to hang out and be happy.

Writer's Unblock's avatar

Yeah, you need those chill and happy scenes as well. I think that's what makes readers want to hang out in the world.

Li Mitchell's avatar

That's how I feel when I read. With some stories that's harder to do than with others, and I appreciate it when authors weave lighter scenes into heavier reads to break up the tension. I'm trying to write that way.

Writer's Unblock's avatar

That's good, I hope it turns out well 😊

Li Mitchell's avatar

Thank you! 😊