How do you know when you´ve had enough conflict in a scene?
Enough conflict (newb question)?
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It's not just about creating conflict. It's about getting the reader emotionally involved. You can have a knock-down, drag-out fight that has the reader yawning, or a minor disagreement that has the reader screaming at the characters.
The conflict has to be enough to create a lasting tension, i.e. one that carries over in the readers mind to the next scene and beyond. That way, each scene keeps the conflict--and the level of tension--building. That's what you're shooting for. Conflict is a means to an end, not the end in itself. Don't just add conflict for its own sake--use it to add emotion to your script,
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