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Why False Agreements Make Strong Chapters

Why False Agreements Make Strong Chapters

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Mary Carroll Moore
Oct 02, 2015
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The inner story of a book is the transformation of a person, the main character or narrator, through a series of outer events.  This is called a narrative arc.  Without this narrative arc, a book is just like reading a list of crises.  

Readers want to witness growth.  The narrative arc is the journey of growth. A clear narrative arc makes a book feel co…

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