creating conflict Archives - Sacha Black https://sachablack.co.uk/tag/creating-conflict/ Books, Business and Bad Words Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:41:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://sachablack.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-logo-solo-colour-copy-scaled-1-32x32.jpg creating conflict Archives - Sacha Black https://sachablack.co.uk/tag/creating-conflict/ 32 32 282 Crafting Conflict & Tension with A.Y. Chao https://sachablack.co.uk/2025/02/19/282-crafting-conflict-tension-with-a-y-chao/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=282-crafting-conflict-tension-with-a-y-chao https://sachablack.co.uk/2025/02/19/282-crafting-conflict-tension-with-a-y-chao/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:00:39 +0000 https://sachablack.co.uk/?p=12602 Hello Rebels, welcome to episode 282 of The Rebel Author Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Alice Yu all about crafting conflict and tension in our stories. In this episode we cover:  Exploring themes of identity and belonging The difference between conflict and tension Building sustainable tension across a novel and a series How to create […]

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]]> Hello Rebels, welcome to episode 282 of The Rebel Author Podcast. Today, I’m talking to Alice Yu all about crafting conflict and tension in our stories.

In this episode we cover: 

  • Exploring themes of identity and belonging
  • The difference between conflict and tension
  • Building sustainable tension across a novel and a series
  • How to create subtle conflict between characters
  • Using cliffhangers vs softer hooks

Links I mentioned:

Girl Games: NSFW Special Edition Kickstarter

Find out more about A.Y.:

Instagram @ay_chao

Shanghai Immortal

Rebel of the Week is: Jenn Storey
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com

1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Chris. A big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

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]]> https://sachablack.co.uk/2025/02/19/282-crafting-conflict-tension-with-a-y-chao/feed/ 0 184 Creating Conflict in Romance with JJ Arias https://sachablack.co.uk/2023/04/05/184-creating-conflict-in-romance-with-jj-arias/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=184-creating-conflict-in-romance-with-jj-arias https://sachablack.co.uk/2023/04/05/184-creating-conflict-in-romance-with-jj-arias/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2023 05:00:17 +0000 https://sachablack.co.uk/?p=11862 On episode 184 of The Rebel Author Podcast, Sacha Black is talking to JJ Arias all about creating conflict in romance novels.

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]]> Hello Rebels, welcome to episode 184 of The Rebel Author Podcast. Today, I’m talking to JJ Arias all about creating conflict in romance novels.

In this episode we cover: 

  • How to create organic conflict
  • Creating better banter
  • Creating conflict while maintaining romantic tension
  • Resolving conflict in romance novels
  • Writing realistic family dynamics

This week’s question is: how do you structure your to do list?

Recommendation of the week is: Signal Moon by Kate Quinn

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Links I mentioned:

I Heart SapphFic Favorite Scenes from Favorite Authors Anthology

List Building Bootcamp FREE webinar 

Shane’s new podcast: The Write Better Fiction Podcast

Find out more about JJ:

Author Website

Instagram

Facebook

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Rebel of the Week is: AJ

If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com

No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

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