Kelli and Zara talk about the 6 different types of story conflict, how they work in a story, and how they’re often combined to be more complex.

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Examples mentioned in this episode

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief: https://amzn.to/3aZNqzw (not the edition Kelli or Zara read)

The Hunger Games trilogy: https://amzn.to/3PT2PA6

Princess Mononoke: https://amzn.to/3OucYm0 (Zara couldn’t find the Japanese version on Amazon US in any format when she searched)

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden https://amzn.to/3BejN80 (not the edition Zara has)

doctor in the story is inspired by Freida Fromm-Reichmann: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieda_Fromm-Reichmann

Shadowhunters world (starting with Mortal Instruments series): https://amzn.to/3zrsDy8

The Golden Compass (in the US, Northern Lights everywhere else in the world): https://amzn.to/3OuAvmS (the edition Zara read when she was 10)

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Know Your Characters: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/know-your-characters/

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Co-Authoring: Jonathan Quow and Zara Hoffman