[crich70]

I've been toying around with an idea for a story line today and it occurred to me that the role of conflicts (both internal and external) can suggest elements of a possible plot that the author might not think of otherwise. I mean there is the hero, a average, working class college student and the beautiful & popular girl he wants to go out with for example. Internally he could have the conflict of wanting to date her but having low self-confidence while externally there could be her mother who doesn't approve of him because of his working class origins. And by doing the same thing for each main character you can really see the sparks start to fly as possible plot ideas build on each other from there.