Context: And the reader will , too ( we hope ! ) .2 ) Bad because it 's very easy to let our characters off the hook instead of putting them through the ringer . Bad because without conflict and tension , the story is boring . Solution : take yourself out of the story every once in awhile and look at it with an unbiased eye . You can do this when you 're writing the first draft if you 're like me and want to get the story pretty fleshed out ( i.e.

Question: What 's a possible reason the story is boring without conflict and tension ?
Options:
0. None of the above choices .
1. Because we need to put characters through the ringer .
2. Because we need to look at a story with an unbiased eye .
3. Because conflict and tension make the story exciting and unpredictable .
Answer: 3