Character Arcs: Page 2
Five Characters With Strong Arcs
Character arcs come in all shapes and sizes.
Six Unsatisfying Character Arcs
Character arcs form the backbone of many a story.
Crafting a Redemption Arc for Your Villain
How to help your big bad turn their life around—and make readers believe it.
Depicting Internal Conflicts
How to make conflicts inside a character's brain feel as compelling as those outside of it.
How to Craft a Character-Driven Story
How to help your character's internal journey carry the story.
The Why & How of Character Motivation
Why motivation is so essential to quality characters—and how you can build it for them.
Creating Your Villain’s Journey
How to choose which arc is right for your antagonist—and how to make it convincing to the audience.
Transform a Hero Into a Villain in Seven Steps
How to make your hero fall in with Team Bad in a way the audience will believe and sympathize with.
Five Failed Character Arcs
These protagonists plummeted well before they should've peaked.
Ten Movies With Strong Character Arcs
These on-screen protagonists go through big changes by the time the credits roll.
Oren Ashkenazi