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My coworker has been asking me to read Cassandra Clare's The Infernal Devices trilogy for quite some time. I tried her original...

I recently taught a workshop on Creating Character Arcs, and in preparing for it, I threw myself deep into the craft of storytelling so much so that I forgot to consider some of the simple, beginner aspects of character arcs that new writers might not be familiar with. As my students began asking me questions, I realized I needed to take a step back and go over some of the basics. So I wanted to take a minute and write about a few misconceptions some of my students had about

Remembering that character arcs are all about inner change, there are many stories where the protagonist fails to change, or changes for...

This summer I'm teaching a workshop on common character arcs, and as I prepare for it, I'm wondering if I have anything new to add to the...