• 282 Crafting Conflict & Tension with A.Y. Chao

  • Feb 19 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
  • Podcast

282 Crafting Conflict & Tension with A.Y. Chao

  • Summary

  • Episode Show Notes

    In this episode we cover:

    • Exploring themes of identity and belonging
    • The difference between conflict and tension
    • Building sustainable tension across a novel and a series
    • How to create subtle conflict between characters
    • Using cliffhangers vs softer hooks

    Links I mentioned:

    Girl Games: NSFW Special Edition Kickstarter

    Find out more about A.Y.:

    Instagram @ay_chao

    Shanghai Immortal

    Rebel of the Week is: Jenn Storey If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com

    1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Chris. A big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

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