Creating Character Arcs

I wanted to give this book 6 stars...

K.M.'s Outlining and Structuring books are great, but THIS is the book that kickstarted me into completing two shorter pieces of writing, each in 24 hours, and I'm confident that the same theories I learned from it apply to my longer works-in-progress. The questions cut to the chase, and made my outlines much more focused than they used to be.

The best part? Your characters will finally cooperate with you to craft the best story ever.

If you're still floundering and upset that the story refuses to go your way, that the structure still seems contrived, that the characters want to challenge your deity...

You see, the other day one of my colleagues envied my successes professionally and literarily and said I was a god. I replied, “Gods still have a lot to learn.”

Same goes for you.

Very useful book on character arcs for a single novel with in-depth explanations and questions to ask/answer for positive arcs, flat arcs, and negative arcs. I thought the questions to answer about each section were the best parts, as they really get you thinking about your character, and learned a lot - particularly when she describes what a flat arc ought to be.

When it comes to writing character arcs through a series, however, look elsewhere.