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18.13: Finding the Core Conflict

Writing Excuses

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How to Make Conflict Satisfying

"I generally agree with everybody that character development, all those things are incredibly important and that's what generally you need around conflict. But I also don't want to lose sight of the fact that conflict itself can be really fun," he said. "The most thrilling scene in that very upsetting movie to me is just Tony Collette yelling at her family."

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