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The Secrets to Creating Character Arcs

A Fiction Writer's Guide to Masterful Character Creation (Growing Authors Out of Writers)

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By: John S. Warner
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Transform your story with a character your readers will remember long after they’ve turned the last page

When you think of unforgettable characters from books you’ve read, who comes to mind? James Bond, Harry Potter, Scarlett O’Hara, Elizabeth Bennett, Atticus Finch, Sherlock Holmes? These are just some of the most iconic characters in fiction. They are so memorable that even decades or centuries later, they still captivate our imagination. But what exactly is it about them that keeps generations so invested in them?

Despite their vast differences in age, gender, nationality, occupation, and personality, each of them has a special quality that makes us want to know them more.

Whether it’s James Bond’s suave demeanor, Scarlett O’Hara’s haughty vulnerability, or Atticus Finch’s righteousness, we’re hooked.

Do you want to know how you, too, can create your own unforgettable characters that your readers will be dying to read about?

Yes, it’s rare to write such timeless characters—even some best-selling authors don’t have widely recognizable protagonists.

However, it’s entirely possible to write characters that resonate strongly with your readers—and get them hooked on your story—no matter how new you are to the game.

Writers apply certain rules and tricks with their characters to make their stories shine and keep their audience engrossed.

And with this guide, you’ll find out exactly what they are.

In The Secrets to Creating Character Arcs, here is just a fraction of what you will discover:

  • How your characters can make or break your story—and what you can do to make your characters more compelling
  • Ten simple tricks to add more excitement to your plot without veering away from your main story
  • How to take advantage of plot and structure to help develop your protagonist’s journey
  • The worst thing you can do for your character that will immediately make them unappealing and uninteresting
  • How to make your readers relate to— and root for—an unlikable character
  • A fun yet insightful exercise in character-building that can help you make sure all your characters have their own unique individual personalities
  • Two letters that will speed up your writing process without sacrificing quality

And much more.

Writing your first story (or your latest one) can be intimidating. The stakes seem to be higher when writing down words rather than just saying them out loud.

But remember that you’re allowed to make mistakes, change things up, delete, and add to your story however many times you need to.

Plus, with the techniques from this guide at your disposal, you can approach your writing with more confidence.

Sometimes, all you need to do is get started…and the ideas will just keep flowing from there.

If you want to take your stories to the next level, then scroll up and click the “Add to Cart” button right now.

©2022 John S. Warner (P)2022 John S. Warner
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A masterful author. Superb.

This book iş superb. It has all the useful information, needed for the fictional writer to integrate all the vast array of tools needed to help the writer to master his craft and skilfully ,produce his or hers,new fictional masterpiece. Well done! John S. Warner. Thanks for this incredible book. Thanks, Stephen Beal.

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Great book!

As an aspiring writer myself, I was like everyone else with a goal to publish her own fiction book. I already figured out the names, the location and the plot. However, after all of the preparedness that I did, no progress was made. I guess you could say that I was unsure of how the event and situations mold each character. Luckily, I have found this book!!! It provided VALUABLE advice on how we bring life to our characters. Highly recommend!

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I thoroughly enjoyed this guide. Recommended to all budding writers like me. I will be referring back to it in the future.

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Great ideas all in one place

Just the ticket I needed in my own writing journey as an author. So helpful and easy to follow. Is has been a real voyage of discovery. I know everyone thinks they have one book in them but saying it and doing it are two very different things. Putting this knowledge into my writing has already changed it for the better and in creating well-rounded characters too. Thanks for putting this together for budding and experienced writers alike!

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Good on multiple levels

This was excellent to listen to on two levels. Number one, it obviously gives you a great foundation for telling stories (I run a video production agency) but more importantly, it gave me a load of ideas and inspiration on how to do the marketing for my business!

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