The Christian Writer

Spreading God’s Truth to the World One Story at a Time

Category: The Story of Humanity

  • The Ultimate Negative Change Arc

    Today, we are looking at the last example in our series on the story of humanity—the ultimate Negative Change Arc. This role of this arc is played by those who ultimately reject God and His Truth.

  • The Ultimate Negative Flat Arc

    Today, we are looking at the third arc in the story of humanity—the Negative Flat Arc. This is, of course, Satan, the main antagonist. Though Man also works in opposition to God at times, Satan is the one who provides the most conflict.

  • The Ultimate Flat Arc

    I know it’s been a while, but we are finally continuing our series on the story of humanity. Today, we’re going to be looking at the ultimate Flat Arc—God Himself—and how He stays constant throughout eternity.

  • The Ultimate Positive Change Arc

    Today, we’re finally going to look at the first ultimate example of an arc. Since the Positive Change Arc is the most popular arc (and also the one we’re currently covering in our Plots and Character Arcs series), I thought I’d start with that.

  • Intro to the Story of Humanity

    Since the start of this blog, I’ve been talking a lot about plots and character arcs. In our Writing Tips series, we’re in the middle of a sub-series about Positive Change Arcs, with a Flat Arc series and Negative Arcs post to follow. But all of these plot points might seem a little unrealistic to…