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August 2014

• Should All Your Minor Characters Have Arcs?: Think how much more depth you can create if all your minor characters have arcs! But it raises the question: Should all your minor characters have arcs?
• The Impact Character: Why Every Character Arc Needs One: If the antagonist represents the story’s outer conflict, then the impact character represents the inner conflict.
• Can a Character’s Arc Be a Subplot?: Can a character’s arc can be a subplot? Consider three different instances of character arcs that might figure better in a subplot than the main plot.
• How to Figure Out WHAT Your Character’s Arc Should Be: Picking the character’s arc that’s perfect for your story requires nothing more than the answers to three questions.
• Most Common Writing Mistakes, Pt. 32: Boring Opening Lines: Boring opening lines aren’t something an author can afford. And yet they’re harder to avoid than you might think.