There are two different kinds of conflict in storytelling: internal and external. Now, we go into lots of detail in our definitive guide to conflict, but today, I want to focus on internal conflict ...

Sheila was raised to be a "good girl." To her, that meant always being kind, helpful, and forgiving. For example, even when she was exhausted, she'd make daily dutiful calls or visits to ailing ...

A double bind is a predicament in which a person receives conflicting messages from a single source that allow no appropriate response to be made. Does conflict itself send conflicting messages? Is ...