Remembering Character Archetype

What motivates you to change? Its not the same thing that motivates the main character in the story you are writing (or even telling); because, each dynamic character has his/her/(insert sci-fi/alien words, here) own motivations, internal struggles, external struggles (duck!), and hopefully, a very different catalyst encouraging - or insisting - a change. Some might wonder if books for kids require such protocol that adult fiction readers demand. The answer is, even more so. With the goddess of Hogwart's, Tolkien, E.B. White - and more - being the choices offered for kids to read, early chapter books on through YA had better be bringing a whole cast of characters into a believable, intriguing world or have a great grasp on this one and how kids attach to a main character (sympathy, understanding, likability ...). For this reason, the character archetype is a great bit of protocol to have a good handle on, or at least be able to reasonably decipher within your own writing and story. It also makes great fiction. So, here, I've remembered a trick a great author handed me from her very own bag - the Character Arc Worksheet. I don't have it any longer, but I did make a short video with tips on making your own.

Create a Character Arc Worksheet of Your Own



Here, I've sketched up a sample for you: Character Arc Worksheet - a starting place for you to tweak..

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And here, two authors discuss the concept of character archetype with easy-to-apply rules and tips.

Storymind: This is great for beginners and those who'd like a quick refresher because of annectdotal connections she makes with the viewer.

Writers Into Authors: Most Important Moment in your Character Arc.

Kindle E-Book Distribution Advantages, in my Opinion

E-books are eco! Do authors have
as much control, however, when pro-
grammers access the numbers first?

With most book sellers, including Createspace, authors are limited as to the prices they are able to set for their e-books; although, few costs are involved in getting an e-book out to readers who've purchased them.  An e-book's cost to the platform which sells them, may include server storage, data transfer, and download costs which are usually determined by the megabyte and deducted from the royalties given to authors.  A fee of 13 cents per megabyte by the platform results in a 65 cent deduction from an author's royalties per e-book in sales for a 5MB book - usually over 200 pages.  This is rather inexpensive, and the best part is there isn't any shipping involved, binding, or printing. What this means for the planet is less fossil fuels are required, less tree matter, and fewer chemicals in things like book binder's glue.

It's a green reading experience, but, when author's receive their fair share, it isn't a job reducing enterprise.  In fact, the more lucrative the e-book publishing experience becomes, the more jobs develop out of that experience. Authors can afford to hire book cover designers, book trailer artists, and landing page techies.  Professional freelance editors would be more in demand as well as page designers and marketers like TweetYourBooks.  In fact, every angle in the marketing process from analytics like Gigalerts to public relations like PRWeb do better when online authors do better at earning royalties for a job well-done.