I know I promised a book review this month, but I ended up unable to read past the 25% point of the book. I won’t review a book that I couldn’t finish, because there are a lot of reasons that I stopped. But with that said, I still wanted to use this time to talk …
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BLUF(Bottom Line Up Front): A transformational character arc is one where a character goes from Joe Snuffy to Captain America. Often associated with epic stories and the archetypal hero’s journey story structure. Examples Harry Potter Steve Rogers Bilbo Baggins Luke Skywalker Beginning: In the transformational arc, your character begins as a normal person in a …
So, you have your character’s starting point, where to next? One starting point is the character arc. Often, as readers and viewers, we already connect with four of the main story arcs without realization. As you learn more about character arcs, you may realize that you’ve got a favorite. For example, a lot of the …
Introduction: Welcome Gods and Goddesses, Tyrants, Supreme Overlords, and, in other words, writers. Today, we begin our journey towards character creation. If you’ve been with the Myers Fiction family since our World-Building posts, then you now have a world full of many things, but maybe not the inhabitants of your story. And if you search …
Recap: Okay, so it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Last time I was learning with you, I closed out our discussion on World-Building using the PMESII-PT method. For those who don’t remember, PMESII-PT is a military term used for assessment of the AO, or Area of Operation. I hope everyone enjoyed it and continues …
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