


While a character arc matters most for your protagonist, just about every character in a novel can have their own arc.Ī character arc takes your character on an internal journey.

One of the main things that any book or article on novel plotting will mention is character or narrative arc. A static character can be rich and complex, but doesn’t undergo any significant change. At the beginning they’ll exhibit certain strengths, weaknesses, and beliefs, and then those elements will still be in place at the end of the story. A static character is a character who remains the same for the entire story, and doesn’t change as the story progresses.
