The more positive stories you put out into the world, the more positivity you inspire. Don’t throw tomatoes at me, but I believe writing is a very sacred and important job. On top of that, I just don’t see the point in writing a negative character arc for your protagonist. In fact, the main character has turned from protagonist to antagonist (or at least something very similar) and no reader in their right mind would want to emulate that character. It’s obvious to the reader that they are not reading about a role model character. Here’s the thing about negative character arcs: they are meant to be understood as negative. Some people might call this a “negative character arc”… but they would be incorrect. You know what drives me crazy? Books that either a) don’t have character arcs, or even worse: b) have character arcs that leave the character a worse role model than they started the book as. So it’s not a question of do you need characters arcs it’s a question of how do you write powerful character arcs? Because your characters’ transformation is the story, not the “stuff that happens.” That’s the plot, and yes plot is important - but not half as important as the character arcs. If you don’t have character arcs, you don’t have a story. There is no question about it: YOU NEED CHARACTER ARCS. A few weeks ago, I was browsing Pinterest and stumbled upon several articles titled “Do you need character arcs in your story?” I was surprised and immediately thought: that’s like wondering if you need story to tell a story.
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