"A Little Push"

I have reached an impasse as I like to say. A serious conflict has been established in my book and I have no idea how to resolve it without betraying the history that my novella is written to correctly portray. Luckily, I have come up with a solution. I looked back on the "Twenty-One Tweaks to Write a Better Tale" from The Complete Handbook to Novel Writing and have resolved to use some of these tips to help expand my novella. However, I will not disclose how I will due this due to my attempt to preserve the originality that my writing may hold. Therefore, I will simply list the tips and hope that my readers can use them to their advantage. Call it a little push if you will.

1. Could it use a new beginning?
2. Does the ending point toward a deeper story?
3. Is there a dominant visual image?
4. Is the right person telling the story?
5. Is there enough interior monologue...or too much?
6. Are there too many minor characters...or too few?
7. Are there enough scenes, too many, or the wrong ones?
8. Why are you telling me this?
9. Do you appeal to a reader's senses?
10. Do you appeal to a sense of place?
11. Do your characters have sufficient motivation?
12. Could you make the time frame more interesting?
13. Could you add texture to your story with echoes, allusions, and metaphors?
14. What if your narrator was unreliable?
15. Do you give readers enough trivia information and "deep thoughts"?
16. Will lyrics, letters, or lists add interest?
17. What about coincidence or irony?
18. Does the story have enough contrast?
19. How lively is your dialogue?
20. Can you up the ante? (not quite sure what this one means)
21. When all else fails, why not try a "side car" approach?

I have already applied a few of these to my story when I went through and revised what I had, but I also am excited to try a few more. These tips work during your writing process as well, not just during the revision process. Best of luck to you, and don't forget, keep writing!