Creating Character Arcs by K M Weiland

Creating Character Arcs by K M Weiland

Powerful Character Arcs Create Powerful Stories

Have you written a story with an exciting concept and interesting characters-but it just isn't grabbing the attention of readers or agents? It's time to look deeper into the story beats that create realistic and compelling character arcs. Internationally published, award-winning novelist K.M. Weiland shares her acclaimed method for achieving memorable and moving character arcs in every book you write.

By applying the foundation of the Three-Act Story Structure and then delving even deeper into the psychology of realistic and dynamic human change, Weiland offers a beat-by-beat checklist of character arc guidelines that flexes to fit any type of story.

This comprehensive book will teach you:

• How to determine which arc-positive, negative, or flat-is right for your character.
• Why you should NEVER pit plot against character. Instead, learn how to blend story structure and character development.
• How to recognize and avoid the worst pitfalls of writing novels without character arcs.
• How to hack the secret to using overarching character arcs to create amazing trilogies and series.
• And much more

Gaining an understanding of how to write character arcs is a game-changing moment in any author's pursuit of the craft.

Bring your characters to unforgettable and realistic life-and take your stories from good to great

K.M. Weiland lives in make-believe worlds, talks to imaginary friends, and survives primarily on chocolate truffles and espresso. She is the internationally published author of the Amazon bestsellers Outlining Your Novel and Structuring Your Novel, as well as the western A Man Called Outlaw, the medieval epic Behold the Dawn, the portal fantasy Dreamlander, and the dieselpunk adventure Storming. When she's not making things up, she's busy mentoring other authors on her site helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com. She makes her home in western Nebraska. Find out more about her fiction at kmweiland.com.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781944936044
ISBN 10	1944936041
Title	Creating Character Arcs
Author	K M Weiland
Series	Helping Writers Become Authors
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penforasword
Year published	2016-10-28
Number of pages	282
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.