I'm working on a story with a large cast of characters (or at least, it will be large by the end of the series) and I want to make sure that I can...
Sometimes the qualities of a character, pushed to the extreme, become defects. Several of my characters work this way. For example, a Templar who...
The deuteragonist of my story is a big moral absolutist. She’s the moral compass of the friend group and the wide eyed idealist. Save the whales,...
I'm writing a story, in the format of a TV series. There are going to be more characters, but the first two "episodes" is where a character, who...
Apart from re-reading your own work after a long time laying it untouched, or having people to commented on your own work, what practices do you...
Hi there, I'm a new writer and am seeking some advice in relation to developing a character for a screenplay I'm attempting to write, specifically...
I'm currently working on developing a new futuristic, sci-fi, romance novel, and I'm looking for some suggestions as to what might be some really...
Ok so here are the rules: *You are only allowed one sentence for each line Line 1: [Adjective/descriptive] Character with a flaw Line 2: What...
This thread is for the silly quirks or for brainstorming the less 'serious' side of our characters. This goes for traits, weapons, personality...
_____In my novel-to-be, I have a small group of main characters, with one MAIN character. Since my 1st main character is part of most of the...
Yesterday I prematurely launched a short story towards an ezine and promptly cancelled my submission today explaining I wanted to try again with a...
I'm in the process of creating my characters and want to make sure I properly avoid making them mary sues or gary stus. Right now I'm...
Okay, it's obvious that every good character needs to have a couple flaws, otherwise they seem flat and one dimensional. One thing I've...
Am I the only one who has a pet peeve for perfect characters? they are just so hard to tell apart. The worst thing for me is when you can read the...
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