This is the fourth of eight pieces I prepared for a writing weekend we held recently in Stow-on-the-Wold. I set out to explore the ways in which we can make readers care. It’s not a course but it is a guide that I hope you’ll find useful. This week I’m looking at an issue that some writers have great difficulty squaring with their desire to lead a peaceful life: conflict. This week on the water Kurt Vonnegut's observation that "on every page your character has to want something - even if it's...