tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11756368.post113235658671839247..comments2023-07-23T06:10:25.927-05:00Comments on Writes in His Sleep: The Most Important IngredientAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16473774179937702258noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11756368.post-1132552371171322622005-11-21T00:52:00.000-05:002005-11-21T00:52:00.000-05:00Great post, Ron. Maass also says the make the inne...Great post, Ron. Maass also says the make the inner conflict as powerful as the outer conflict. Now that's a challenge!Dineen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560463944362266736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11756368.post-1132430849529656982005-11-19T15:07:00.000-05:002005-11-19T15:07:00.000-05:00It's the premise of every "how to write a novel" b...It's the premise of every "how to write a novel" book. You've pointed out large chunks of my scenes that bore you to sleep. It's because there's no tnesion, no conflict. It seems so simple, but to maintain it for 80,000 words is a huge task. As I read each scene over, I always ask now, where's the conflict? If there is none, my precious words must be deleted.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473774179937702258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11756368.post-1132411620575930332005-11-19T09:47:00.000-05:002005-11-19T09:47:00.000-05:00VERY true, Ron. Funny how something so simply ide...VERY true, Ron. Funny how something so simply identified gives us writer fits! LOL (and for the record, it's SnoCaps, not Kisses! LOL) You know, in Maass' workbook & novel, he states there should be SOME conflict on every single page of your ms. And those three you've detailed here are what will cause the tension. No conflict, no tension, no story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507129192655971640noreply@blogger.com