: Re: Memoir on a coveted experience, has no conflict! What should i do? I am writing about my experience at place X-- a place that is coveted by many people, a dream come true of sorts! Problem

It's hard to identify with a narrative with no conflict. We can all imagine our own ideal scenarios, why do we need someone else's? So, an experience with no conflict is, by definition, not a story.

However, it could easily be the centerpiece of a story. There's basically two modes for doing this, aspirational, where the narrative is about getting to that place, and elegiac, where the narrative is about leaving or losing that place. For the first mode, think Cinderella, which has a fairy tale ending, but lots of struggle in order to get there. The second mode is The Garden of Eden story, which is all about losing paradise.

People will find your narrative much more compelling if it's presented in one, or both of these modes. It doesn't necessarily have to be exaggerated. Just a bit of detail about finding and then leaving this place might be enough. Listen to this song ("Walk on the Ocean") for a very compressed example of the form.

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