Types of Character Arcs — Brandon Sanderson's Writing Lecture #6.5 (2025)
by Brandon Sanderson · Dragonsteel / Brigham Young University
A supplementary Q&A lecture from Sanderson's BYU creative writing course covering positive, negative, flat, and sideways arcs, and when a character should not change. Gives a working vocabulary for arc types before committing to one in a draft.
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