Timeline for What could be done to generate and maintain reader interest in plots without a lot of conflict / tension?
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| Jul 15, 2018 at 7:03 | vote | accept | Arjun Satheesh | ||
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| Jul 15, 2018 at 6:53 | comment | added | Arjun Satheesh | Ok, thank you for that clarification. It appears that my initial assumption of that the conflict is the focus of the story must have arisen from reading too much about the importance of conflict in all the 'writers advice / tips' forums etc. | |
| Jul 14, 2018 at 5:04 | comment | added | user16226 | Here's the thing. The reader is always attracted to the character and the character's personal conflict. The fate of the world is just a McGuffin, just a set up for the character's personal moral choice. James Bond saves the world, sure, but the heart of every Bond movie is when he saves the girl. John McLean the terrorists, but at the heart of the movie he saves, and mends his relationship with, his wife. The big thing is just the plot device that makes the hero face the small thing -- the personal choice that is really at the heart of the story. | |
| Jul 14, 2018 at 3:43 | comment | added | Arjun Satheesh | So, you are saying that the elements that make a good story can be achieved even when a writer is not going for a 'fate of the world' conflict scenario. While I am not overly worried about reader interest it is part of publishing a story/book. With the reader base exposed to conflict-ridden plots, I was wondering if a character-focused story would in any way interest readers especially if it does not end up having as much conflict as some of the blockbusters from recent times. Which is why I was also interested in methods to maintain reader interest in a story of this type. Thanks a lot. | |
| Jul 13, 2018 at 22:45 | history | edited | user16226 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 13, 2018 at 19:25 | history | answered | user16226 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |