: Re: Character Arcs - What if the character doesn't overcome the big lie, flaws or wounds? I've been reading a lot of books about plot and character arcs. Most structuresâ€”and I believe this is

Goal driven characters, and I'm thinking of one story in particular more than any other, can accomplish their story arc without ever facing their flaws, without growing as people, and without their accomplishments necessarily bringing them any true happiness. The case of Druss is particularly instructive because it's clear that he never would have succeeded in his goals if he had grown as a person. If Druss were a better person at the end of his quest than the day he set out he'd have walked away when he found the object of his quest instead of dragging it home.

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: What's a moment that's more impactful on a reread called? I've met a few of these but the most recent instance was two characters discussing buying a third character a drink when they all

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: Tell your audience that the sparrows are cheeping and use italics for the translation. This is a technique that I've seen in a few books for communication that isn't verbal/audible the italics

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: You could have a look at how this is done in Sarah Pinsker's story "And Then There Were (N-One)" which has (almost) all the characters with the same name. They can be identified by different

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: Awkward language translation So Iâ€™m currently writing a book that takes place in Finland, though I am American and speak English. My main characterâ€™s name can be used as a play on words,

: Re: Character Arcs - What if the character doesn't overcome the big lie, flaws or wounds? I've been reading a lot of books about plot and character arcs. Most structuresâ€”and I believe this is

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: What's a moment that's more impactful on a reread called? I've met a few of these but the most recent instance was two characters discussing buying a third character a drink when they all

: Tell your audience that the sparrows are cheeping and use italics for the translation. This is a technique that I've seen in a few books for communication that isn't verbal/audible the italics

: You could have a look at how this is done in Sarah Pinsker's story "And Then There Were (N-One)" which has (almost) all the characters with the same name. They can be identified by different

: Awkward language translation So Iâ€™m currently writing a book that takes place in Finland, though I am American and speak English. My main characterâ€™s name can be used as a play on words,

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