Excuse me, but HER PRIOR BEHAVIOR? Never, repeat NEVER blame the victim. Excuse me again, but "a nice character ark for both the dead man (dead...
One thing to keep in mind when dealing with the topic of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) - in this case, the abuse being statutory rape, the power...
Caution: lengthy read ahead. I could probably give this thread starter a variety of titles or at least a few variations on the one I went with....
I've only seen this movie once and don't really recall how it goes other than it's something along the lines you describe (and you may have seen...
And even more to the point, how do you go about creating memorable female characters (MFCs)? And further, what distinctions, if any, do you apply...
Exactly, but that's typical Hollywood (and male dominated world in general). My drama teacher always taught us that the whole "actor/actress"...
Good thread. I don't think you can so much as learn character chemistry as develop it from your own experience as many have stated here.
I'm a big fan of The Walking Dead (TWD) for a variety of reasons, one of being that gender, skin color or sexual orientation are not nearly as...
I've done something similar in my WIPs, except "guy ##", "girl ##", "Professor Smith", assuming, of course, there's a search and replace function...
No argument from me. Honestly, I didn't get past the Katniss Everdeen one (but liked the T2 one as well)
You're very welcome. I think I understand your "message-heavy" dilemma except from a different vantage point. One of my WIPs has a college...
Good thread and good advice so far. Start. Just start. We all find our way somehow, and probably make at least a few mistakes along the way....
"The Walking Dead" did a good character study on female antagonists in season 6, episode 13, "The Same Boat". Maggie and Carol (two bad-ass...
I've never really considered adding a pet to any of my WIPs except in the potential case of "who's going to watch your cat while you're away for...
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