Do you struggle with creating conflict in your novel? You don't have to.

Janice Hardy, award-winning author and founder of the popular writing site,Fiction University, takes you deep inside one of the most importantaspects of storytelling--conflict. She'll help you understand whatconflict really is, discuss the various aspects of conflict, and revealwhy common advice on creating conflict doesn't always work.

With in-depth analysis and easy-to-understand examples, Understanding Conflict (And What It Really Means) looks at how to develop and create conflict in your novel. It also exploresthe things that affect conflict (such as tension), and themisconceptions that confuse and frustrate so many writers. This bookwill help you:

• Understand what conflict means and how to use it
• Tell the difference between external and internal conflicts
• See why conflict isn't a "one size fits all" solution
• Determine the type of conflict your story needs
• Fix lackluster scenes holding your writing back

Understanding Conflict (And What It Really Means) is more than just advice on what to do and what not to do--it's a downand dirty road map to how conflict works, designed to help you createthe right conflict for whatever genre you're writing. By the end of this book, you'll have a solid understanding of what conflict means and theability to use it to craft strong and compelling fiction.