And if you want your book to become somebody’s favorite novel, you need to master the art of weaving together internal and external conflict.
Forget plot-driven vs. character-driven. Good stories are both.

And if you want your book to become somebody’s favorite novel, you need to master the art of weaving together internal and external conflict.
Most traditionally published books sell fewer than 5,000 copies. Writing novels is a terrible way to make a living with the current models. Let's change that.