character arc

40 Days of 3 Questions – Day 15

by Ramona DeFelice Long

Welcome to 40 Days of 3 Questions!

For the next few weeks, meet here every morning with a notebook or document to answer three questions about writing, about your status quo as a writer, or about the writing life. You can answer briefly and go about your day, or you can use this as a warm up exercise before your regular writing schedule. Whatever works for you, works for me.

Day 15 Questions 

  1. Does your protagonist have a clear character arc in the story?
  2. What is his/her status quo in the opening?
  3. What is his/her new normal at the end of the story?

You may post answers in comments or keep your thoughts private–your choice!

And here is today’s pretty picture:

Paper mill road park
A character’s journey can lead anywhere. What’s on the other side of the bridge? I didn’t know until I went there.