tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post1230848833271569918..comments2023-11-02T15:31:22.535+00:00Comments on Michelle Styles:: Foxes and ducksMichelle Styleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-22614518877550947052012-06-15T09:50:31.216+01:002012-06-15T09:50:31.216+01:00Laura C
I will do a blog post on this.
But your h...Laura C<br /><br />I will do a blog post on this.<br />But your hero should have a character arc, maybe not as steep as the heroine's but he should change in some fashion for knowing the heroine. In the climatic scene what can he now accomplish that he could not have done before knowing the heroine and why.Michelle Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400990189443593076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11101950.post-57105780195973486582012-06-14T19:33:18.447+01:002012-06-14T19:33:18.447+01:00Hi Michelle --I'm really interested about your...Hi Michelle --I'm really interested about your comment to a poster in your blog on character arc, where you said <br /><br />"Meeting the heroine should change the hero in some way as a meaningful relationship always changes the participents. He might need that little bit extra of insight to be truly complete.<br />What you are talking about is a protagonist story (think Romancing the Stone) v co-protagonist story (think Africian Queen). It is perfectly permissable for one character not to have a deep arc. It means the heroine will be the one with the external goal which needs to be completed and will be the driving force of the story."<br /><br />I'd love to hear more on this.<br /><br /> I can see how to give the protagonist a clear arc. But I'm having trouble understanding how to show a change in the character who has the smaller arc.<br /><br />If we have a one protagonist story (say the heroine is our protagonist) and she is changed by the other character (the hero) then because he's a positive influence on her we don't really want him to change. If he's bringing his beliefs to bear on the protagonist heroine and this is helping her change for the better (eg she learns from being with him that he can rely on others)we don't then want him gradually coming to realise his beliefs are wrong.<br /><br />But I get the impression that for Harlequin M&B both characters need to show a change. So what kind of change do we show for our character with the lesser arc? <br />You mention he maybe needs a little bit of extra insight but I don't really understand what that means. eg If he's helped the heroine see that she CAN rely on people (especially him) what kind of insight would he end up having?<br /><br />I'm guessing it should be related to the story theme?LauraChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171509902165690697noreply@blogger.com