Four Easy Ways to Create Tension in Your Novel

This video outlines four easy ways to create conflict: external conflict, internal conflict, contrast/contradiction, and consequences. I also include plenty of examples from popular best selling novels.
Time stamps:
0:41: Internal Conflict
2:35 Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
5:09: External Conflict
5: 15: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
9:00: Contrast
9:41: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
10:19: Turtles all the way Down by John Green
11:00: The Secret History by Donna Tart
12:55: Contradiction
12:55 Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang
15:00: Consequences
15:21: Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio
16:31: How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix.
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[@apprenticescribe9463]

WOW! This video has inspired several changes in my WIP. Thank you.

[@authortaraeast]

That's so great!!! Happy writing!

[@mattiasthornkvist7141]

Good deeds giving bad consequences is interesting as tension. Like Robb Starks marriage to Jeyne in GoT resulting in the Red Wedding due to the Freys anger over him breaking his word to them. It was the honorable thing to do, but in hindsight a terrible decision.

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This is the best kind of comment! Happy writing and best of luck with all your pursuits!

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Thank you!!

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