Internal conflict

Ken Miyamoto features three psychological story structures that affect the cognitive minds of the audience or reader in different but effective ways.

Internal conflict happens when a character struggles with something within themselves. These two contradicting wants, needs or desires help to build a character. Explore several famous examples of man vs. self and how it differs from external conflict.

A lot of times when we’re discussing a book proposal at work, we’ll ask, “What’s the conflict?” or say, “This could use some internal conflict.” What we’re talking about, of course, is the conflict…

An illustration based on the M. Night Shayamalan movie Split. This piece was created for the Split: Shattered Self contest on Deviantart in 2017 and was one of ...

Richard Vergez pairs things together that were meant to be married long ago. Like sea salt and caramel. My goodness, why were those flavors not gallivanting together sooner? LINK: RICHARD VERGEZ on SOCIETY6

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External conflict vs. internal conflict. Find out what both these terms mean and how to use them to bring your fictional characters to life!

A widespread picture represents two individuals standing on either side of the number 9 that has been drawn on the floor. For one person, it appears as

Wondering about the difference between internal and external conflict in stories? Click to learn about conflict and see examples from famous stories!