How do you create those really interesting, complex characters? The ones that feel like they could be a real person out there somewhere. They just...
I've been jotting down ideas for stories and even going indepth on some favorited ideas. However, in reviewing what i've wrote, i realized that i...
Hey all! I've got some questions about how y'all go about fleshing out your characters. I remember from years ago in high school a 2-1 rule when...
Hi! I am not sure if this is allowed or not, there is nothing about it in the rules so I am going to give it a go! I have been working on this...
My goal here is simple, I want to discuss the subject of dreams, a goal that defines their actions throughout the story. Not all characters have...
So this topic was inspired by another topic of the similar name, Immortals, and some of the posters, including Why don't you start the thread?...
Hey, I've seen in a recent post that a lot of people here write immortal/ancient characters. Who is your ancient character, what are they like?...
I am writing a play with the two main characters hailing from two very different worlds. The man is the head of marketing in a consultancy...
And I wanna make them shut up. Or seriously, everything I write at the moment seems to be dialogue heavy. It's a consequence of the fact that I'm...
So essentially I want to know can you have adults as side characters in middle grade fiction? Like on a journey and they're there to help... And...
Kind of a multi-question thread. How many characters are too many? If I'm just naming them, but not using them yet in the story, does that count...
Subject says it all. When you read a book, do you view characters differently depending on their gender? For example, if Harry Potter was a female...
I've got a problem. In my story, sometimes the narrator can be a bit crass if not plain bigoted at times. What is the proverbial "line" in this...
After seeing how some newer writers struggle with characters that don't fit in with their stories or are too similar to something else, like a...
Hi! I'm writing a romance and I'm really struggling. Everything is going fine so far, but getting my two characters together has been a real...
Hello guys I'm writing a sci fi novel, where many of characters are serving in the armed forces ( space navy, to be precise). I can post this on...
I have real trouble with this. I ran up against a total block. I had just finished one scene and had a great idea for the next scene -...
In my fantasy story my main characters spend a lot of time traveling on foot to reach their end point and I'm not sure how much of it I should...
I'm working on a story idea and everything is coming together nicely except...I'm not excited about the female lead. The story is very clear in my...
I have this thing about making my characters suffer. I kill off their parents, make them lose significant others, or just plane make them have to...
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