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Character Arc
Character Arc is what the Action does to the Lead, how it changes him or her during the course of the story. At the end of the arc, we have a different person.
At the Beginning we meet the Lead, and get a sense of his interior Life, Attitude, Everyday World and its Context for him.
Next, we have the Disturbance (see prior), the Call to Action, the Doorway Of No Return, which he enters Reluctantly.
Incidents of serious Impact follow, and the Disturbance Deepens.
Finally, the Lead reaches an Epiphany, a Realization Of Great Import, and there is an Aftermath where she shows by Action how she has Truly Changed.
Remember, this is all a result of what the Impacting Incidents, Action and Events have done to Change the Lead's: Core Opinions, Beliefs, Values, Attitudes, Fears, and Desires. After experiencing the Deepening Disturbances, the Lead Tries To Change consciously. In the Aftermath, via Epiphany or realization, we see by his Actions that he has Truly Changed.
In a Strong Character Arc the Influences and Changes will be Powerful, Monumental, and Memorable. They will carry the Reader through to the Ending.
A Character Arc might go like this:
A worthless criminal with a vicious background commits yet another heinous crime and goes to jail, where he's helped by a kindly psychologist and his opinions begin to change.
At his re-trial he faces his past victims and realizes how he has hurt and negatively impacted their lives. This sets up a grave internal dialogue, where he is forced to peel away layers of his past life to find the truth about what happened to make him like he is.
Convicted again, and serving a life term, he develops empathy and compassion for others, learns to play blues harmonica, becomes a model prisoner, and counsels other prisoners to change their nefarious ways.
He becomes an author and underground celebrity, gets on Larry King Live, Oprah, and The View, wins the Nobel Peace Prize and is pardoned for his crimes.
He goes to Spanish Morocco and opens up a very successful Jewish delicatessen which is frequented by all manner of expatriates and characters.
He comes into possession of mysterious Letters Of Transit signed by Hitler himself, and, with them, helps a Hungarian freedom fighter and his wife escape the Nazis on the last fight out of Lisbon before Mardis Gras.
We close with the line showing by Action how he's changed, "Louie, this could be the start of a beautiful friendship. What do you know about corned beef and rye bread?"
Next, let's talk about what we've been talking about, the First Draft.
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