Counterpoint argument based on the Japanese/Korean story structure called kishōtenketsu: > The necessity of conflict is preached as a kind of dogma by contemporary writers’ workshops and Internet “guides” to writing. A plot without conflict is considered dull; some even go so far as to call it impossible. This has influenced not only fiction, but writing in general–arguably even philosophy. Yet, is there any truth to…
Thank you for this link! I was looking to an alternative model for so long since the "traditional" confrontational structure is quite tiring, not just for the reader.
I'm trying to write fiction and this article helped me to build a tool box that I can use to decide what a story really needs. I don't have to use a hammer anymore to solve every problem!
Do you maybe have more resources like the one you shared, other than in this thread already?