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Questions that involve people in a work of fiction, including character development, motivations, design, points of view, and representation.
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How/When to create deliberately boring characters?
And of course every writer wants to make the next Jack Sparrow, Willy Wonka, Dumbledore, Holmes...awesome characters who everyone remembers. … Many characters, both minor and occasionally major, have to be more flat and generic. 95% of the elves in LotR barely speak at all. …
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Balancing loads of equally-important characters
Your subconscious is biased because there's a reason to be biased: some characters may be legitimately more interesting than others. … Stephen King is renowned for managing huge casts of characters simultaneously. Then there's Lord of the Rings. Or, watch an ensemble-style tv show or movie. The same techniques carry over. …
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My cool character is doing nothing for the plot. How do I deal with him?
Oh, so your protagonist needs to get to the store badly but his car is in the shop? This guy has a car and some free time.
Oh, so your protagonist is after this girl? This guy is her brother.
Oh, so …
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Whether to describe personality of a character or let the readers deduce it based on the act...
Picture a few people that you have formed opinions of.....friends, family, coworkers, celebrities, strangers. Reflect on how you formed those opinions.
Most likely they came from your own experiences …
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