Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

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Character Arc: Inner & Outer Desire
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Character Arc: Inner & Outer Desire

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Alexandra Sokoloff
Nov 06, 2023
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Nanowrimo Day 6: Here’s a shortcut to creating CHARACTER ARC:

What your Hero/ine thinks they want is NOT what they really need!

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Essentially, for all your character’s life so far, they have not achieved what they truly DESIRE.

They have been pursuing an EXTERNAL GOAL that is not going to make them happy or whole.

But hope…

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