Great stories include characters who undergo a major development. There is no set formula to accomplish this. However, this book provides a series of stages a story can use, which will show a character developing in ways that are akin to a spiritual transformation. Character Development as Spiritual Transformation, a Writer's Guide explains these stages, and provides philosophical and psychological reasons why these stages are important to audiences. The book covers the conscious and subconscious reasons to include the story-elements suggested. The reader of this book will come away with a better understanding of what goes into great stories. This book aims to improve storytelling, and to sharpen critiquing skills. Sections of this book explore how people think and act. Such knowledge will provide the storyteller the tools required to present character development as a spiritual transformation. Such a transformation can be extremely moving for an audience, and will certainly help any storyteller build a following of avid fans.