Generating Compelling Story Conflict
Length: 1x 3-hour workshop
Suitable for: Beginner to intermediate writers
Cost: $45 per person (8 people minimum)
Workshop Outline | Testimonials | Book or enquire about this workshop
Suitable for: Beginner to intermediate writers
Cost: $45 per person (8 people minimum)
Workshop Outline | Testimonials | Book or enquire about this workshop
Anyone can come up with a story idea, but transforming it into a good narrative can be tricky. You might have a good story premise, a great idea for a compelling character, or want to write about an important issue. But when you try to write it as a compelling story, something feels wrong. Maybe the characters come across flat, the story drags in sections, or the ending lacks emotional power. Building a strong story takes a lot of planning and thought. Many popular authors take their initial premise and turn it into an outline before they begin writing.
During this three-hour workshop, A. R. Levett guides participants towards creating a compelling outline by:
Workshop Outcome: Develop compelling conflict within your story to create an engaging narrative
During this three-hour workshop, A. R. Levett guides participants towards creating a compelling outline by:
- Developing the protagonist’s weaknesses and needs, and creating their ultimate desire
- Crafting an opponent who blocks the protagonist from achieving these things
- Generating the protagonist’s plan to overcome this opponent
- Fleshing out the conflict between protagonist & antagonist
- Creating the final struggle between protagonist and antagonist
- Determining the protagonist’s final self-revelation
- Producing a new equilibrium for story’s end
Workshop Outcome: Develop compelling conflict within your story to create an engaging narrative
" I found this workshop really useful for making me think in more detail about the drivers of my story - the main character and his motivations, the conflicts he has and how they are key to the story, and even helped me fix in some plot points and give me better direction (I had a couple of characters and some vague ideas, but nothing properly fixed as a plan yet!). In general, like the last workshop, it really helped me order my thinking about what a story needs and where my story is going." - Anne Forbes
"The workshop was engaging, easy to understand, and Mr Levett is a kind teacher. It was everything my English class wasn’t: genuinely fun!" - Amy Parker
"The workshop has made me think about my character goals and potential themes to be included in the narrative. I feel I have a deeper insight into the writing process." - Garry Winterton
"I really enjoyed the writing exercises and practical story development." - Alia Bath
"The workshop was engaging, easy to understand, and Mr Levett is a kind teacher. It was everything my English class wasn’t: genuinely fun!" - Amy Parker
"The workshop has made me think about my character goals and potential themes to be included in the narrative. I feel I have a deeper insight into the writing process." - Garry Winterton
"I really enjoyed the writing exercises and practical story development." - Alia Bath