Can you say what your book is about in 25 words of less? This is essential to writing a tight
book and then selling it. We’ll discuss ways to find and state your original idea so that you stay on
course while writing the book and an approach with which you can excite those you tell your idea to
when trying to sell it. Conflict drives your story. Not only must conflict escalate throughout the
entire novel, every single scene must have conflict in it. The Conflict Box is an effective technique
for focusing your story on the protagonist, antagonist, their goals and finding out if you have the
necessary conflict lock.