To Change or Not to Change?

In stories and novels, the conflict changes some characters (for better or for worse) and it leaves others the same (for better or for worse).  

Static characters are characters who stay the same no matter the conflict in the story.
Dynamic characters are characters who change as a result of the conflict.

Click here to see an example of how to create a dynamic character in your next narrative!

Interesting Quotation. Do You Agree?

“I always had trouble ending short stories in ways that would satisfy a general public. In real life… people don’t change, don’t learn anything from their mistakes, and don’t apologize. In a short story they have to do at least two out of three of those things, or you might as well throw it away….” ~Kurt Vonnegut