How to make a story form around "People need X" conflict?

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#41

I think you can trust your feelings about the story itself – not just the storytelling, but also your feelings about what’s driving the characters, what their situations are etc. Underneath those things lies, in my experience, a structure, or set of potential structures.

But you’re right that you can’t necessarily trust your feelings about Dramatica elements; that involves a tricky kind of translation between different parts of your mind. (This is where getting more experience with Dramatica, both writing and analysing, really helps – you get a feel for the elements.)

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#42

I say we need a quad that approximates the elements of conflict - having a 4 dimensional view will help greatly

Something like - wounding, identity, force, healing

Or

Bruising, identity, force, recovery

I seem to be defining an accident or sickness as opposed to conflict

#43

Hah! Yes, you’ll likely find that there isn’t one quad to describe an inequity.

That’s what stories are for. :grin:

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