Arc: How does the story change the protagonist?

My Tutorial
Start adding subtext to the story
A bonus plotline...
beneath the surface

Internal Conflict
How does the protagonist self-sabotage?

Before & After
What are the audience's first & last impressions of the protag?

The Turning Point
How is the protag forced to change?

Arc How the story changes the protagonist
Inner Conflict A protag wants their objective for personal reasons, but they antagonize themself.
Before This protag (feels / thinks / behaves / believes) in a way that stops them from achieving the objective.
Change The story forces the protag to adapt, in order to achieve the objective.
After The protag (feels / thinks / behaves / believes) in a meaningfully different way than they did, Before.
Now it's your turn! Pick your favorite exercise

Design your own arcs, from scratch!
Learn about arcs, from someone else's story!
Keep the most interesting parts, then change the rest!

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