Fear Thesaurus Entry: Not Being Believed
Fear Thesaurus Entry: Not Being Believed
Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental health…
Read more…Fear Thesaurus Entry: Death
Fear Thesaurus Entry: Death
Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental health…
Read more…Conflict Thesaurus: Having Unwanted Powers
Conflict Thesaurus: Having Unwanted Powers
Sourced from The Conflict Thesaurus, Volume 2 EXAMPLES:Hearing other people’s thoughtsEverything the character touches turning to dustSeeing the deceased in spirit formHaving acute hearing that can’t be shut offPhysically feeling…
Read more…Conflict Thesaurus: Being Trapped
Conflict Thesaurus: Being Trapped
Sourced from The Conflict Thesaurus, Volume 2 EXAMPLES:Fleeing from an enemy and running into a dead-endBeing forced up a tree or into a crevice by a wild animalRetreating to an…
Read more…Conflict Thesaurus: Telling the Truth but Not Being Believed
Conflict Thesaurus: Telling the Truth but Not Being Believed
Sourced from The Conflict Thesaurus, Volume 2 EXAMPLES:A child being blamed for something their sibling didAn innocent person being convicted of a crime they didn’t commitBacking up a friend’s story…
Read more…Conflict Thesaurus: Losing a Vital Item
Conflict Thesaurus: Losing a Vital Item
Sourced from The Conflict Thesaurus, Volume 2 EXAMPLES: Not having a map or compass in an outdoor environmentLosing a phone or laptopA family heirloom being misplacedThe character losing their passport…
Read more…Conflict Thesaurus: Experiencing Discrimination
Conflict Thesaurus: Experiencing Discrimination
Sourced from The Conflict Thesaurus, Volume 2 NOTES:Discrimination can be defined as mistreatment due to an element of the character’s identity or their identification with a certain group of people.…
Read more…Conflict Thesaurus: Being Injured
Conflict Thesaurus: Being Injured
Sourced from The Conflict Thesaurus, Volume 2 EXAMPLES:Slipping on a wet floorFalling down a flight of stairsMisusing a tool and sustaining an injuryOverexerting while working outBeing injured while playing a…
Read more…Use Conflict to Target a Character’s Soft Spots
Use Conflict to Target a Character’s Soft Spots
Conflict is a key story ingredient, one we need a lot of, but this doesn’t mean quantity is better than quality. Fiction isn’t a video game; waves of bad guys…
Read more…Fear Thesaurus Entry: Losing Autonomy
Fear Thesaurus Entry: Losing Autonomy
Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental health…
Read more…Fear Thesaurus Entry: Not Fitting In
Fear Thesaurus Entry: Not Fitting In
Debilitating fears are a problem for everyone, an unfortunate part of the human experience. Whether they’re a result of learned behavior as a child, are related to a mental health…
Read more…THE CONFLICT THESAURUS, Volume 2: A Writer’s Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles
THE CONFLICT THESAURUS, Volume 2: A Writer’s Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles
A story where the character gets exactly what they want doesn’t make for good reading. But add villainous clashes, lost advantages, power struggles, and menacing threats…well, now we have the…
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