<![CDATA[Keyboard & Quill - Medium]]> https://medium.com/keyboard-quill?source=rss----3d6e849a076---4 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/proxy/1*TGH72Nnw24QL3iV9IOm4VA.png Keyboard &amp; Quill - Medium https://medium.com/keyboard-quill?source=rss----3d6e849a076---4 Medium Tue, 19 May 2026 12:22:54 GMT <![CDATA[How to create conflict using your characters’ core values]]>

…and have it make sense for their arc and your plot.

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And what does ‘in character’ even mean, anyway?

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Go put some awful prose on the page and report back; I want to know how you did!

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Cores aren’t only for apples.

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And what do you do once you have them?

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Here’s what you need to do to get better.

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Most writers I know have a love-hate relationship with commas, omitting them where they should be added and adding them where they should…

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