Character arcs should all have these five ingredients. They are the fundamentals to building compelling character arcs readers won't forget.

So you have to be an idiot to hate Doctor Pulaski. I mean, you have your own taste and feel free to hate any character you want, but if you're in the Official Doctor Pulaski Hate Crowd, you are an idiot who doesn't understand Star Trek or basic story structure. So...this is a character arc. A few concepts unite the Official Doctor Pulaski Hate Crowd: -Pulaski is space-racist at Data. -Pulaski is a clone of Doctor McCoy. -Pulaski doesn't get along with Captain Picard. -Pulaski is...mean?…

We’ve heard about it before, but what exactly IS a character arc? How does it affect your characters? And, why does YOUR work of fiction need a character arc? We break down the answers to all…

Need a simple way to visualise your character arc? Print this worksheet + learn about Kurt Vonnegut's hilarious story shapes.

Here are the starting thoughts that created Ember Dragon Daughter (EDD): A girl with a trait or symbol she wants to hide that turns into a mystery and a strength. A world where love of all kinds can't be contested, yet the absence has consequences. I start with an idea and then I ask "why" over and over again. Then, I ask "what could go wrong" until I'm upset for the characters. After that, I sew each answer together until there is no way to untie them. Every why, consequence, and action is…

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Character Arc STATIC VS. DYNAMIC CHARACTERS A DYNAMIC character changes and grows – he or she moves through a character arc. Dynamic characters are impacted by the plot. They learn, change,…

Character arc has many elements - inner & outer motivation, inner & outer conflict, fears, misbeliefs, emotional wounds and more.

What if there were a sure-fire secret to creating stunning character arcs?