Claire wrote: Fri Aug 01, 2025 7:09 pmWhy not just write a negative arc if that comes more natural to you? Especially in the case of a rapist I could see quite a compelling story come out of this. Imagine you write a story about a convicted rapist who gets out of prison and really wants to better but ultimately ends up slipping back into old habits. If you could make us root for his attempts to get better first, then I could see that as very interesting story.
That leaves me in need of positive arcs for at least a couple of my 1930s girls -- I can't just kill them off!
