How To Arc Characters From Bad To Good

The best stories take characters on a journey. They are changed and shaped by the events in your story and come out the other end as different people. This is emotional journey is known as your character’s arc. Usually a Protagonist will arc towards greater strength, learning from their errors, and an Antagonist will arc to greater evil.

However, a really interesting arc to write, and read, is when a character goes on a journey from being a “baddie” to a “goodie”. I’ll explain why it works, ...