The Magic of Character Arcs

We’ve all heard about “character arcs.” We know they’re important. We know they have to do with a character’s journey through the story. But what does that actually MEAN?

“Character arcs” is a very common writing term—but it’s usually never fully explained in easily understandable language that writers can use to actually create them on the page.

That’s about to change!

In our 7 day FREE email course, The Magic of Character Arcs, we make character arcs easily understandable with immediately applicable next steps you can use with your story today!

Character arcs are simply a character’s journey of change from the first page of your story to the last. In a quick summary, a character arc works like this…

A character begins your story with a flawed way of looking at and understanding the world. This flawed worldview is challenged by the events of your story, forcing your character to continually make flawed decisions. They generally fail, experiencing the negative consequences of their flawed decisions until they choose to change and adopt a new, healed view of the world instead. Only when they’ve undergone this change can they finally get what they want and succeed at the end of the story.

Your character’s arc is how they change.

As a writer, you can use the events of your story’s plot to challenge your character, set them up to fail, and use the consequences of their flawed decisions to show them the truth about their beliefs.

But how do you create this arc on the page? How do you set your character up to fail in order to force them to change? Where does the plot come in?

In The Magic of Character Arcs, we show you exactly how to tie a character’s journey of change to the events of your plot so their arc is clear, powerful, and engaging to your reader.

Each day, we’ll email you a lesson that breaks down each insight into easily understandable ideas with examples from Book Lovers by Emily Henry. PLUS, we include actionable steps at the end of each email so you can immediately incorporate arcs into your story.

Sign up for the course below to get step by step insight into what a character arc is, how to craft one, and how to intertwine your plot with your character’s journey of change!

At the end of the 7 days, you’ll create a strong foundation for your character’s arc and your plot.

Sign up for the course to get started now. It’ll not only change the way you think about arcs, but also about how to craft your plot around your character’s change. Happy writing! ✨

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