1. From Wolf at the Door by Barbara Corcoran
Page 70
“I was thinking about my story…But without (it) I wouldn’t have any conflict, and I had heard a million times…that a story has to have conflict.”
Page 83
“A great idea hit me…I had a whole pack to write about, and I bet there’d be plenty of conflict.”

2. Conflict
Internal or External?

3. Conflict
A problem to be resolved

4. Internal
inside

5. External
outside

6. A problem one struggles with on the inside (a decision to be made)
Internal Conflict
A problem one struggles with on the inside (a decision to be made)

7. Person vs. Self

8. External Conflict
A problem created by forces other than one’s self which must be dealt with

9. Person vs. Person

10. Person vs. Nature

11. Person vs. Society

12. Internal or External?
Your brother has snuck out of the house, and you can’t decide whether to tell your parents or not.

13. Internal or External?
A tornado has struck the house and you must evacuate.

14. Internal or External?
An army has marched into town and you must defend it.

15. Internal or External?
A friend is talking bad about you, and you don’t know whether to confront the friend.