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Helping Writers Become Authors

How to Figure Out WHAT Your Character's Arc Should Be

Helping Writers Become Authors

K.M. Weiland

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4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2014

⏱️ 9 minutes

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0:00.0

This is K.M. Wyland and you're listening to the 255th episode of the Helping Writers Become Authors Podcast.

0:16.4

Book launches are always the highlight of my year.

0:19.2

They're a ton of work, but I adore doing big giveaways.

0:23.0

Thanks to Writers Digest and their amazing prizes.

0:26.7

This one ended up being one of the most fun yet.

0:29.2

So let me grab this moment to thank you all for your support and enthusiasm for Jane Eyre, the Writers

0:36.0

Digest, Annotated Classic.

0:38.2

Thank you for making the launch a success.

0:40.9

I've already been thrilled to hear your overwhelming enthusiasm for the book and its

0:45.4

possibilities for helping writers learn the tricks and secrets from the great masters of our craft.

0:51.2

I truly hope the book will help you reach the next level in your

0:55.2

growth as writers just as it has me. The latest post in the video series on my

1:01.6

blog is what's the most important relationship in your story.

1:06.0

It offers tips on figuring out your book's central relationship

1:10.0

and using it to find the true heart of your story.

1:14.2

To find the post, visit my site at helping writers

1:17.1

become authors.com.

1:20.8

And I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast entitled How to Figure Out What Your Characters

1:25.6

Arc should be.

1:28.5

Over the last six months and three series, you've gotten a pretty good idea of how to structure your character's

1:35.7

arc, whether it's positive, flat, or negative.

1:40.1

But what you still may be wondering is how to figure out which arc you should choose for your character.

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