Faith Kindred

@Kate-flournoy *smirks* What can I say?

@aratrea I’m just checking that we’re talking about the same books. That’s Resistance, etc. by Jaye L. Knight. Only 3 out of the promised six books are published.

There’s other major character that definite positive arcs, so it’s not a purely flat arc story by any means. Now that’s something that certainly complicates thinking about character…[Read more]

@Hope *cough*Edmund*cough*

“Umm, yes, I love candy. But it is only a spend-the-rest-of-my-savings sort of affection, not a betray-my-siblings love.”

@ethryndal Btw, Animal Farm is a good really short read if you want to see an example of a negative arc.

@ethryndal Yeah, negative arcs are rarer these days. If you can’t think of any you’ve read, that may be a good reason to pick a negative arc book up so you can see what it’s like. And @daeus had a good example as well.

@audrey-caylin Correct. Disaster can be anything from losing a physical fight, learning about a devastating revelation, failing to complete an objective, or anything else that makes things go poorly for the character.

And fantastic use of that in your story. All of that looks great!

@jenali Fantastic. Those look like great ways of bringing physical consequences into the equation.

@anna-brie I read that series a loooong time ago, but if memory serves me well, that’s a great example of a strong flat character arc, especially in the later books in the series. Thinking through your favorite flat character arcs in other stories is a great way of learning how to do it in your own story.

@Daeus ha! Well, I mean… I guess technically that does work. 😛

@kate-flournoy 😀 Ha! Mine was named Leopard. Kinda has a nice ring to it I think.

@Daeus yep. *grins* His name is Freckles.

@kate-flournoy Seriously?!? I mean, no joke, when I was little my life was tied into my stuffed leopard. 😛

I’m going to agree with @Sarah-H and @Ethryndal on the tone of the picture, but you did do an excellent job with the composition and balancing the colors. Good work also with the character’s reflection. Those are not easy! 😛

I’m going to agree with @Sarah-H and @Ethryndal on the tone of the picture, but you did do an excellent job with the composition and balancing the colors. Good work also with the character’s reflection. Those are not easy! 😛

You guys. Are. Amazing. Thank you so much!!!
@Daeus that is absolutely terrifying; I’m going to have to sleep with my stuffed leopard tonight to stave off nightmares. :’D

Mkay now, how about… candy?
You wake up in the middle of the night on Christmas Eve to unfamiliar footsteps creaking downstairs. Stumbling out of your room, you stagger down…[Read more]

@Aratrea Can a negative arc turn into a positive arc? If a character has a negative arc through the whole of the book and then, after losing everything and completely falling, could he have a brief positive arc (one that might be a chapter or two long) that brings him back to the truth and partial victory?

Wow, this is amazing Gabrielle. Hilarious. You did an excellent job with Sam’s voice. They pretty much already covered what needs covering. Thumbs up on characterization. I want the rest of this. 😉

@Winter-Rose

@daeus I have a book idea I’ve always wanted to write that is very similar to your prompt! Such a good idea.

You’re doing some writing one day when you hear a knock on your door. You open it up to find your arch villain staring you in the face. He looks at you for a whole minute with a cold expression, then says in a dry, somewhat harsh tone, “Why don’t you start the kettle. We’re going to need to have a long talk.”