Classes

Building Effective Story Arcs 101

Act II

2 Sessions

Learn how to build memorable character and story arcs that will engage readers from the first sentence and keep them turning the pages to a satisfying conclusion. Creating believable characters your readers love and storylines filled with conflict, tension, and twists and turns will guarantee they’ll come back for more. We’ll look at the following in this continuing class:

• What makes a good arc? Overview of arcs
• Dissecting the story arc
• Using structure (opening hook, mounting stakes, conflict, tension, twists, and powerful climax) to build an exciting arc
• How we can learn from TV and movies
• Avoiding pitfalls
• Questions about story arcs
• Great references