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For some it is harder to write a novel than to row a bathtub across the North Atlantic.


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To set a forest on fire, you light a match. To set a character on fire, you put him in conflict.

To set a forest on fire, you light a match. To set a character on fire, you put him in conflict.



All good plots come from well-orchestrated characters pitted against one another in a conflict of wills.

All good plots come from well-orchestrated characters pitted against one another in a conflict of wills.



It is possible to combine a story line and plot line in the same work. Usually the storylines comes first, serving as a background to the plot line, but not always.

It is possible to combine a story line and plot line in the same work. Usually the storylines comes first, serving as a background to the plot line, but not always.



When characters have different goals and are intent on achieving them, conflict results. If the stakes are high and both sides are unyielding, you have the makings of high drama.

When characters have different goals and are intent on achieving them, conflict results. If the stakes are high and both sides are unyielding, you have the makings of high drama.



You will never work through writer's block if you walk away from your typewriter. That will only make it easier to walk away the next time.

You will never work through writer's block if you walk away from your typewriter. That will only make it easier to walk away the next time.



The opposing missions of the various characters create the plot.

The opposing missions of the various characters create the plot.



For some it is harder towrite a novel than to row a bathtub across the North Atlantic.

For some it is harder towrite a novel than to row a bathtub across the North Atlantic.





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