Bethany Henry: Writing & Wellness

Goals are great. They push us in the direction we want to go and they help us achieve more than we could otherwise. I am a huge advocate for setting and using goals. However. Sometimes we need to give up on our goals. Cue *gasp* I know, right? Giving up just seems so… icky. Clearly we should  press on  and  hustle harder  and  don’t give up until we reach our dreams. But sometimes we’re actually doing what is best by giving up. This seems counter intuitive but it’s actually a mindset shift that can help us be far more successful overall. “When we give ourselves permission to fail, we, at the same time, give ourselves permission to excel.” — Eloise Ristad “Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” — Winston Churchill Sometimes  trying harder  isn’t the solution. Sometimes we need to give up our current project and switch tactics or change goals completely. Giving Up Isn’t Always Easy Failure stinks. ...

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Character arc is the change a character makes throughout a story. Maybe they change for the better (we hope!) and overcome demons from their past. Maybe they refuse to succumb to temptations and grow stronger in their beliefs. Or maybe they instead change for the worst and become even more ruthless, selfish, cruel, evil, etc. (Hopefully that’s the villain!) No characters (or people in general for that matter) exist in a vacuum without ever changing. Our characters should not be static. Characters are a central part of stories. We want them to be engaging, fun, likable (to some degree anyways), and relatable. This means our characters need a developed story arc where they change over the course of the story. So what does this change look like? Today we’re looking at the major types of character arcs and how to write them. 3 Types of Character Arcs Not all characters will fit these arcs… but many will. The Positive Arc A positive character arc is when a character overcomes their inner fl...