tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post3092667616799083438..comments2024-03-28T05:59:52.454-07:00Comments on TalkToYoUniverse: External and internal conflictJuliette Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-12722055611564950582010-11-08T18:28:24.224-08:002010-11-08T18:28:24.224-08:00Thanks for your comment, Corey. Yes, indeed, it a...Thanks for your comment, Corey. Yes, indeed, it adds an extra layer to a story if you have both internal and external conflicts. And it's ideal to have both of them come to a head (if not resolve themselves, precisely) in the climax of the story. Janice talks quite extensively about the details of this, and I'm adding my own thoughts on another reason (besides the main-plot related ones) to look for both internal and external conflicts.Juliette Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02879627074920760712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6320269312957801390.post-14839162190032014532010-11-08T17:47:29.168-08:002010-11-08T17:47:29.168-08:00In a recent writers' workshop, I learned that ...In a recent writers' workshop, I learned that a story needs a minimum of two plot layers, the external and the internal. Ideally they're related, but sometimes it can be more interesting if they're not, if it's done well.<br /><br />For example, a police officer solving a murder must deal psychologically with the recent death of her own mother.<br /><br />What is important is that the internal and external plots resolve themselves nearly simultaneously in the climax of the story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023703420345448413noreply@blogger.com