1.) Introduction-Every novel needs conflict. Without it, your characters have nothing to disagree on and no arc to develop. Without it your plot will flatline.
2.) Source of Conflict-Your protagonist should face conflict from lots of sources, but the main barriers should always come from your antagonist.
3.) Make the conflict specific-Don't be broad and start a war because your hero and villain dislike each other. Start a war because (Ex) your villain killed your heroes wife.
4.) Target the conflict-If you want your hero to invest in saving the world then give him/her a specific reason. Make the conflict personal to him/her.
5.) Make it emotional-Make the conflict mean something to your hero. If it means something to them it will mean something to your reader to.
6+7.) Realism=believability-Make sure your conflict is plausible to your world/genre/plot. If it's plausible, it's realistic which makes it believable.
8.) Time is of the essence-Adding time pressure to your conflict raises the pace and tension in your novel.
9.) Go all in-Don't just raise the stakes once with your conflict. Add layers, keep raising the stakes and throwing barriers in your protagonists way until winning seems impossible. Only then does he become a hero to win.
10.) Torture your hero-Conflict is there to torture your hero. In order to win they have to suffer and lose something.
(A/N hope this helped! Also, if you don't understand the hero/villain part it's basically just the protagonist and antagonist.)
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