As you draft your story, you should always be thinking (whether consciously or subconsciously) about how your protagonist is going to get to where he or she needs to be by the last page of your work. Your main character should grow and develop throughout their journey. They should have experiences that will ultimately help shape them into the person that they are at the end of the story.
There's nothing interesting about a character who stays the same and doesn't achieve anything. Determine your protagonist's goal early on, and make sure that each chapter brings them closer to that goal. This doesn't mean that you should make it easy for your character though. Give them plenty of challenges, and allow them to grow from those. What at first seemed like a setback can later be seen as an advance toward the goal. So remember, as your story progresses, so should your protagonist.
Happy writing! :)
Laura Sepesi
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