Editing Research/Fiction Writing/Story Beats Prompts (section)

== 7. Character arc alignment prompt ==
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Audit the protagonist’s character arc against the plot beats.

Identify:
- Ghost/wound
- Lie or false belief
- External want
- Internal need
- Truth that challenges the lie
- Opening behavior that shows the lie working
- Inciting challenge to the lie
- First major choice made under the lie
- Midpoint evidence that the lie is failing
- Low point caused by the lie or old strategy
- Dark-night realization or refusal to realize
- Climactic choice between want and need / lie and truth
- Final behavior proving change or failure to change

Return a beat-by-beat table:
- Plot beat
- External event
- Internal movement
- Evidence on page
- Missing/weak element
- Revision action

Also classify the arc:
- Positive Change Arc
- Negative Change Arc
- Flat Arc
- Disillusionment / corruption / fall variant
- No coherent arc yet

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