Keeping Conflict on the Page

Writing stories is like having a whole host of people in your head, each with their own mind, will, history, flaws, and needs. On the best of days as a writer, I feel like I am simply channeling my characters and that their truths are what take over the page. They feel strongly; they speak freely and in their own idiom; they do things their way; they have extreme highs and lows.
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