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Types of Conflicts

Conflict is a force against your main character. It can be external as well as internal. Conflicts add tension to your story. Also, conflicts are a crucial part of a story so you definitely want to get that right!

There are total six types of conflicts which include internal and external conflicts. Here is a little about each of the six conflicts.

Character vs Self

This is more of an internal conflict. If this is in your story it means that character is having conflicted thoughts. Or having a mental health struggles. There is conflict in the character from within. It could be trauma from their past experiences or the struggling to take the 'right' decision.

Character vs Character

This is obviously an external conflict. This is also an extremely common conflict. This mean the addition of an antagonist and a villain. It can be straight up a fist fight or an argument.

Character vs Nature

Again an external conflict. Also, pretty self explanatory. This means that the character is against the weather, climate, geographic problems. The wilderness and storms and stuff like that come under this category.

Character vs Supernatural

This external conflict is a important one for Fantasy writer. In this case, the character js up against some kind of supernatural force. This can create a major unequal playing field for your character. Ghosts, gods, monsters, wizards, vampires etc. are great as a force against the main character.

Character vs Technology

In this the character is up against some kind of invention. A new, gone wrong or maybe right but dangerous invention. Robots, chemicals, internet etc. may play a huge part in this type of conflict.

Character vs Society

This conflicts takes place when the character is put in a tight spot and against the government or a culture. Your character may have broken the traditions or done something wrong or just trying fight for the right. It can be for their morals, happiness, freedom, some kind of desire, power etc.

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Different symbols and what they Symbolise

Different Flowers and what they mean:

Roses

Red roses: Love

Pink roses: Gratitude

Yellow roses: Friendship

White roses: Innocence

Lilies

White Lilies: Rebirth, purity

Pink Lilies: Feminity, adoration

Red Lilies: Love, passion

Orange Lilies: Confidence

Yellow Lilies: Gratitude

Chrysanthemums: Death

Carnations

Pink carnation: Motherly love

White carnation: Goodluck

Red carnation: Admiration

Tulips

Yellow Tulips: Happiness

Red Tulips: Love

Pink Tulips: Care

Purple Tulips: Royalty

White Tulips: Apologies

Sunflowers: Loyalty

Dahlias

Red Dahlia: Power, Strength

White Dahlia: Innocence, Purity

Pink Dahlia: Feminity, Kindness

Blue Dahlia: Change

Burgundy Dahlia: Betrayal

Different Colours and what they mean:

Red: Passion, Sacrifice, Hatred, Anger Danger

Orange: Emotion, Youth, Enthusiasm, Optimism

Yellow: Happiness, Positivity, Intellect

Green: Harmony, Safety, Growth, Health

Turquoise: Compassion, Calmness, Clarity

Blue: Security, Trust, Loyalty, Responsible

Purple: Spirituality, Mystery, Royalty, Imagination

Pink: Compassion, Love, Feminity, Playfulness

Brown: Reliability, Stability, Honest, Comfort

Black: Protection, Power, Elegance, Sophisticated

Gray: Compromise, Neutral, Control, Practical

White: Cleanliness, Purity, Innocence, Perfection

Different Birds and what they mean:

Cranes: Peace, blessing, good luck

Eagle: Courage, rebirth, power

Owl: Insight, wisdom, death

Sawn: Light, twin flame, purity

Sparrow: Productivity, creativity, diligence

Peacock: Serenity, Spring, Vanity

Nightingale: Anticipation, Love, Secrets

Hummingbird: Joy, Love, Healing

Falcons: Longevity, Victory, Nobility

Cardinal: Equilibrium, Mystery

Bluebird: Joy, Honesty, Harmony

Crow: Transformation, Change, Adaption

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Tips on Writing Fighting Scenes

Fighting scenes are quite difficult to write and if not written properly then it can take the reader's interest off the whole scene. So, here are some tips to write better fighting scenes.

The fight scene should move he movie forward. Make sure that you don't write a fighting scene just to show off the cool moves or writing style.

The said fight should reflect your character personality. Write a fight sequence that showcases your character's choices and their personality.

Try to write shorter sentences. It will be easier for the reader to digest as well fasten the pace of your story.

Don't give too long descriptions on a stretch. Try have some dialogue in between descriptions.

When writing a fight scene make sure to focus more on the physical side of things. The emotional reflection should be done after or before a fight not during it.

When writing a fight between two individuals make sure that the fight sequence is short and not multiple pages long.

Longer fighting sequences are only for when it is a war or a battle.

While fighting, all senses need to be on high alert so while writing the scene, hit your character with all the five main senses.

When writing gets the scene make sure to focus on the character's perspective rather than telling everything's that happening from the sidelines.

Focus on writing in active voice. Making it passive would not have as much of an impact.

Try using sensory information and make it more relatable. Like a shirt tearing, or a feel of blood running down their skin is experienced by almost everyone but a large gash on the arm/leg is less likely to be experienced by most people.

Make sure you make the context and intentions of a character before the fight or it will just feel useless. So, try to explain the fact before the scene is happening.

The result of the fight should be clear. Even if you decide skip over half of it, make sure you make the it's result clear.

After A Fight

Here are a few pointers that show the impact of the injuries your character has suffered.

The eyes will water a lot if the character is getting punched in the face. Even if it doesn't hurt, the eyes will water.

Try to use more of the simple movements. Avoid using fancy, flashy moves as they are quite predictable and easy to counter.

The back of the head, where the brain is connected to the spinal cord, is extremely sensitive. And it can cause serious damage if injured there.

Getting hit in the stomach is bad and worse is getting hit near the diaphragm. It will cause your lungs to spasm and harder to breath. Diaphragm is a tissue that separates the alimentary system from the respiratory system. It is between the ribcage and stomach.

If you're punched in the head, your body will follow wherever the head goes.

Get closer to a person who depends mostly on kicks. It will give them less are to land a kick and then they will have to depend on other techniques.

Smaller people are extremely light and they can be more quick on their feet.

Larger people will be a lot slower to get around and their actions will also be slower as compared to smaller people.

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Tips for Writing a Difficult Scene

Every writer inevitably gets to that scene that just doesn't want to work. It doesn't flow, no matter how hard you try. Well, here are some things to try to get out of that rut:

1. Change the weather

I know this doesn't sound like it'll make much of a difference, but trust me when I say it does.

Every single time I've tried this, it worked and the scene flowed magically.

2. Change the POV

If your book has multiple POV characters, it might be a good idea to switch the scene to another character's perspective.

9/10 times, this will make the scene flow better.

3. Start the scene earlier/later

Oftentimes, a scene just doesn't work because you're not starting in the right place.

Perhaps you're starting too late and giving too little context. Perhaps some description or character introspection is needed before you dive in.

Alternatively, you may be taking too long to get to the actual point of the scene. Would it help to dive straight into the action without much ado?

4. Write only the dialogue

If your scene involves dialogue, it can help immensely to write only the spoken words the first time round.

It's even better if you highlight different characters' speech in different colors.

Then, later on, you can go back and fill in the dialogue tags, description etc.

5. Fuck it and use a placeholder

If nothing works, it's time to move on.

Rather than perpetually getting stuck on that one scene, use a placeholder. Something like: [they escape somehow] or [big emotional talk].

And then continue with the draft.

This'll help you keep momentum and, maybe, make the scene easier to write later on once you have a better grasp on the plot and characters.

Trust me, I do this all the time.

It can take some practice to get past your Type A brain screaming at you, but it's worth it.

So, those are some things to try when a scene is being difficult. I hope that these tips help :)

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Writing Siblings

So finally you're down to writing demons that reside in your house under the pretence of family. Just kidding, maybe. But actually, siblings are fun to have sometimes, but they can be devious little things and they are not afraid to throw hands if it comes down to it. Here are some points that you can keep in mind while writing siblings.

Siblings share secrets. It’s just like an unspoken rule, not that you’ll be able to hide it much longer from each other.

They are sneaky little shits. One more reason you won’t be able to hide anything from them.

Siblings make fun of their parents together.

We MOST DEFINITELY do not snitch on each other with things like relationships and shit-talking.

But yeah if you’re really getting yourself into trouble, there’s no stopping them from blurting it out and getting you back on the track.

And yeah, every sibling wants the last word in an argument.

Siblings are those types of humans who would give you their kidney without a second though but never in their life would they lend you a charger without having a full-blown argument.

Siblings fight over clothes and it is always a mess.

The older siblings would watch movies and TV shows that are not appropriate for the younger ones and not give two flying fucks about it.

Siblings will help you with projects and assignments and stuff like that.

They would even help you cheat, at a considerate level.

Siblings will fight over chores, even if you have them assigned, it wouldn’t matter, they would still try to sneak out of them.

They would gossip about cousins and other siblings as well.

Again as said before, they are ready to throw hands at the littlest of things.

If you somehow end up injuring them, they WILL NEVER let you live it down, never.

Even if they’re absolutely shit to you, they will protect you if it comes down to it.

They will stand up with you in an argument against parents.

They are the ones who will end up consoling you after a fight with family members.

Sibling fights don’t last more than a few hours; twelve hours at maximum.

After a fight, siblings never apologise, they’ll just start talking to you and behaving as if nothing happened.

And now the most important one, WE DO NOT CALL EACH OTHER ‘BRO’ OR ‘SIS’. WE JUST DON’T.