title: Character Arcs: Founding, forming and finishing your character's internal journey (Writing Craft) (Volume 1)
author:  Jordan McCollum 
description: "Amid the vast number of books that focus on the <i>what</i> and <i>why</i> of character arcs, Jordan McCollum has created a refreshing guide that demystifies the <i>how</i>. Any writer interested in learning more about how to create a realistic character arc and smoothly add it to their story will benefit greatly from this book." --Becca Puglisi, author of <i>The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression</i> </em>
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  **Dedication**
  
   _To Zack, and our adventure together_
  
   **Contents**
  
    1.  _Cover_
    2.  _Title Page_
    3.  _Dedication_
    4. Prologue
    5. Chapter 1
    6. Chapter 2
    7. Chapter 3
    8. Chapter 4
    9. Chapter 5
    10. Chapter 6
    11. Chapter 7
    12. Chapter 8
    13. Chapter 9
    14. Chapter 10
    15. Chapter 11
    16. Chapter 12
    17. Chapter 13
    18. Chapter 14
    19. Chapter 15
    20. Chapter 16
    21. Chapter 17
    22. Chapter 18
    23. Chapter 19
    24. Chapter 20
    25. Chapter 21
    26. Chapter 22
    27. Epilogue
    28.  _Acknowledgments_
    29.  _The Union of the Rakes_
    30.  _About the Author_
    31.  _By Eva Leigh_
    32.  _Copyright_
    33.  _About the Publisher_
  
   **Prologue**
  
   _Eton College, 1797_
  
   **I** t was impossible to ignore the hissing.
  
  “Psst! Psst!”
  
  Duncan McCameron kept his head down in a valiant effort to focus on the essay
  he and the other four boys had to write by the end of the day. The composition
  was part of their 