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18.13: Finding the Core Conflict

Writing Excuses

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The Importance of Emotional Weight in Conflict

Having an emotional weight and some depth to the conflict is really important. What are the reasons that this particular person wants this thing? It's not just that it's a thing and it's cool, but maybe they have some emotional tie to it or it filled some need that they don't even realize that they have. Or in taking that another way is when they both want the same thing, but have totally different plans for how to get there. That sometimes is driven by their own emotional state. And so it becomes a question of methodology. Also hashtag Killmonger was right.

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