Registration opens:
May 30th, 2026 at 9:00am

The Power of Conflict in Story

Write Here

Learn to use conflict in your writing.

Space is limited and registration is required. This workshop is designed for participants 16 +.

Conflict is the driver of movement in all stories, whether they be fictional or memoir. It’s what forces our characters to make choices. It creates tension, develops story/character arc, and keeps our audience interested. Without conflict and the changes it stimulates, there is no emotional depth to our writing—no story. In this workshop, we’ll look at how to create conflict and examine the ways our characters move through it. This workshop is for all levels of writers and all genres. Bring something to write with and something to write on.

About the Instructor:

Mike Cooper holds an MFA from Oregon State University Cascades in Bend, Oregon where he lives with his family. Mike is a writer of fiction and an editorial coach. He's been published in The Baltimore Review and several of his short stories have been finalists in Glimmer Train, The Lascaux Review, Driftwood Press, and Cutthroat. He is president of the Central Oregon Writers Guild and teaches writing at Central Oregon Community College and Oregon State University-Cascades, as well as creative writing workshops through Blank Pages Workshops, Deschutes Public Library, and COCC Community Learning.

 Questions? Contact lizg@deschuteslibrary.org