CONFLICT THESAURUS

RENT BEING RAISED



Never struggle with Show-and-Tell again. Activate your free trial or subscribe to view the Conflict Thesaurus in its entirety, or visit the Table of Contents to explore unlocked entries.

CHOOSE MY PLAN

HELPFUL TIP:

Conflict is your story’s secret sauce, supplying tension, relationship friction, and complications to a character’s journey. It comes in a million different forms, so identify the obstacles and problems that will hit your character the hardest by using the Character Builder to uncover their primary insecurities, fears , and desires. Don’t forget to include everyday conflict scenarios that will frustrate them and keep the pressure high.
CATEGORY:
Loss of control, increased pressure and ticking clocks, duty and responsibility

EXAMPLES:
A planned rent increase looming in the near future
Receiving notice of an unexpected rent increase
A roommate or significant other moving out, no longer paying their share of housing costs
Having to move to a location where rent costs are significantly higher
Being charged (by parents, grandparents, a neighbor, etc.) after previously living rent-free

MINOR COMPLICATIONS:
Confrontations with the landlord
Friction with a partner over finances
Having to make excuses or lie to buy time for finding the extra money
Having to search for a new house or apartment
Working overtime to make more money
Being forced to curtail spending (giving up a morning latte, biking instead of driving, etc.)
Having to give up solitude and take in roommates
Struggling to find a suitable roommate
Needing to temporarily crash at a friend's home 
Having to sell possessions to raise cash fast
Having to ask loved ones for a loan
Dealing with family members who are unhappy that a move will be necessary
Having to get a second (or third) job
Moving to a less convenient location, such as one that's farther from work or the kids' school

POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS RESULTS:
...

RESULTING EMOTIONS:
...

POSSIBLE INTERNAL STRUGGLES:
...

PEOPLE WHO COULD BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED:
...

NEGATIVE TRAITS THAT COULD MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE:
...

IMPACT ON BASIC NEEDS:
...

WOUNDS THIS COULD LEAD TO:
...

POSITIVE TRAITS TO HELP THE CHARACTER COPE:
...

POSITIVE OUTCOMES:
...