Conflict: NEEDING TO BORROW MONEY

NEEDING TO BORROW MONEY

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HELPFUL TIP:

Conflict is your story’s secret sauce, supplying tension, 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.

A character realizing they've lost their credit card and having to ask their date to pay
The character losing their job and needing help with monthly expenses
An unexpected expense (having to replace a car, a medical emergency, etc.) making it impossible for the character to make ends meet
The character needing someone to bail them out of jail because they can't afford it
A young adult character borrowing money from parents so they can buy a house or start a business
The character asking family for a loan when they've mismanaged their finances
An addict borrowing money under false pretenses to fund their addiction
A character who is living beyond their means trying to borrow money from family members
Needing to acquire money quickly to pay someone off—to keep a secret from coming to light, for instance

Inconveniences associated with being short on finances
Being embarrassed
Disagreements between the character and their significant other about borrowing the money
The character having to admit to others that they're in this situation
Time spent planning out the conversation so it can be successful
Having to lie about what the loan is for
Having to approach someone the character knows is going to be difficult
Having to approach someone toxic the character has cut ties with
Things becoming awkward between the character and the person they're approaching
Knowing that the loan will come with strings attached
Filling out paperwork (if the character is borrowing from a bank)
The character having to suck up to someone they don't like or respect

NEEDING TO BORROW MONEY

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CATEGORY:

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MINOR COMPLICATIONS:

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:

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