This podcast is all about writing an epic Character Arc.
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A crucial part of any screenplay is the main character’s growth and evolution from beginning to end. This is their character arc.
What is a Character Arc?
In simplified terms…
a character arc is the transformation or growth that a character has over the entirety of a screenplay.
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https://industrialscripts.com/character-arc
WRITING ACTION: Download the free character introduction template and fill it in with one of those 12 archetypes that you’d like to write about next. Then use all the tips from this week to create a dynamic arc for them to follow. Try one you’ve never really worked on before and would like to take a stab at it. This can help your ideas flow. Then, feel free to share your character introduction on the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ink2screen or email me at amber@thescriptmistress.com to get extra tips and help.
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