Welcome to the Helping Writers Become Authors podcast. I'm K.M. Wyland, and I am here to take you

deep with story theory, writing techniques, and the incredible wisdom of story. I believe story is the

greatest power on this earth, and that as writers, we carry the torch of wielding that power with responsibility, passion, and skill.

There is no such thing as just a story.

Today, it is my honor and my purpose to help you write your best story, astound the world,

and maybe change your life.

Hello and welcome. You are listening to Season 17, Episode 14.

One of the most exciting challenges in storytelling is writing characters who grow over time,

not just within a single story, but across several. Whether you're working on a series

or revisiting a familiar protagonist in a new standalone, the question inevitably rises,

how do you create different character arcs for the same character without repeating yourself?

How do you honor what's come before while still offering readers something new?

In many ways, this is where character development becomes the most rewarding when you're

not just building a compelling arc, but an evolving journey.

Now last month, we did a bit of exploring about how to vary your character arcs by using

the Enneagram system to identify different internal conflicts

for characters with different personality types.

We also talked about how pairing aneogram insights with the archetypal life cycle can generate

arcs that are not only distinct, but also deeply resonant.

However, as I mentioned last week in the first installment in this two-part series, the more

I set with that discussion, the more I realized there was another layer we hadn't fully

uncovered.

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