Step 4: From outside to inside
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2025 9:58 am
Add an internal conflict to your hero's external conflict. This will make your story far more interesting . The inner depths of man are simply more exciting for most people than purely external obstacles.
A closer look at the problems described so far often helps to add a psychological dimension to the conflict. In doing so, you show that there is often an ugly face lurking behind the facade of things. The question of how your hero copes with this challenge will captivate your readers.
Back to our example: Your hero ecuador telegram screening tries everything possible to achieve his goal. He practices at home, reads books, attends courses. And yet his success remains limited. His speeches are still modest, and he doesn't receive any invitations to keynotes.
Now he begins to doubt himself. Why isn't it working? He takes another look at the obstacles that stand between him and his goal. Then it dawns on him: Maybe the obstacles aren't the real problem at all?
He realizes that his unconditional desire for recognition may itself be an obstacle. After all, he has made his success dependent solely on external factors. In doing so, he has forgotten to clarify what he is actually trying to achieve when he speaks.
The difficulties in achieving his goal suddenly turn into signposts that point to the true, inner abysses: your hero just wanted attention. He actually doesn't want to speak at keynotes. But instead of focusing on what he himself liked, he only looked at the reactions of others. He recognizes the inner emptiness within himself that he must overcome in order to be truly successful.
A closer look at the problems described so far often helps to add a psychological dimension to the conflict. In doing so, you show that there is often an ugly face lurking behind the facade of things. The question of how your hero copes with this challenge will captivate your readers.
Back to our example: Your hero ecuador telegram screening tries everything possible to achieve his goal. He practices at home, reads books, attends courses. And yet his success remains limited. His speeches are still modest, and he doesn't receive any invitations to keynotes.
Now he begins to doubt himself. Why isn't it working? He takes another look at the obstacles that stand between him and his goal. Then it dawns on him: Maybe the obstacles aren't the real problem at all?
He realizes that his unconditional desire for recognition may itself be an obstacle. After all, he has made his success dependent solely on external factors. In doing so, he has forgotten to clarify what he is actually trying to achieve when he speaks.
The difficulties in achieving his goal suddenly turn into signposts that point to the true, inner abysses: your hero just wanted attention. He actually doesn't want to speak at keynotes. But instead of focusing on what he himself liked, he only looked at the reactions of others. He recognizes the inner emptiness within himself that he must overcome in order to be truly successful.