Blizzard faces up to conflict

[John Dean]

Time and time again in my writing, I come back to the theme of conflict., It is what makes fiction work.

But why is it important? Because stories need things to happen and that usually comes out of conflict - characters argue, fight, feud etc. It is through seeing characters in conflict that we see them at their truest, when their guard is down, when they are fighting something.

That was certainly the case when I wrote A Flicker in the Night (The Book Folks), which recently came out.

In the novel, DCI John Blizzard is fighting a series of battles – against the arsonist killing old men in the city of Hafton, against colleagues who question his judgement and against his own deepest fears that history is repeating itself.

For me as a writer, I find that you develop a character through conflict: it takes the story on. Conflict can also evoke a strong reaction in a reader.

All in all, it makes for good drama - and if that is happening then writing is easier.

You can buy the book at

https://www.amazon.co.uk/FLICKER-NIGHT-Detectives-serial-killer-ebook/dp/B07WSGYX1S/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=john+dean&qid=1570905437&s=digital-text&sr=1-3