https://writing.codidact.com/categories/1/tags/250.rssNew Posts Tagged 'child-characters' - WritingWriting - Codidact2019-12-13T12:00:17Zhttps://writing.codidact.com/posts/8247Does it sound more natural to use the character's way of speaking while describing his/her inner thoughts?Alexandro Chenhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/6602013-07-19T15:17:41Z2019-12-13T12:00:17Z<p>In the following example, the character is a five-year-old: </p>
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<p>Saki stared at her side. Her cousin was right: she
had indeed an extra digit on one hand. How come she hadn...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/33837Making him into a bully (how to show mild violence)Cynhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80482019-02-27T16:02:39Z2019-12-13T11:56:49Z<p>Joe is the worst. Nobody likes him, not even the so-called friends he teams up with at school, filling other students with terror. He's sarcastic, nasty, and a bit of a racist, and especially ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/37403Character Arcs - What if the character doesn't overcome the big lie, flaws or wounds?romebothttps://writing.codidact.com/users/74942019-07-23T16:02:50Z2019-12-12T21:57:39Z<p>I've been reading a lot of books about plot and character arcs. Most structures—and I believe this is generally good and true—require that the character come back from their journeys changed, us...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/34809Showing mass murder in a kid's bookCynhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80482019-03-19T17:36:12Z2019-12-12T21:57:37Z<p>Galastel did a spin off question based on one of mine.
<a href="https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/43738/mortal-danger-in-mid-grade-literature/43746?noredirect=1#comment72189_43746">Mor...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/33881Writing a character who is going through a civilizing process without overdoing it?Seanchaíhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/55302019-02-28T06:52:00Z2019-12-12T21:57:35Z<p>In my planned novel the main character is essentially from a less technologically advanced society and is learning about the "civilized world" beyond their village. He has above average intellig...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/33291How to get my characters' emotions out of the way so I can get on with the plot?Cynhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80482019-02-07T06:12:10Z2019-12-12T21:57:33Z<p><strong>Setup:</strong> 18 kids (ages 2-14) from 1995 America time travel to Ancient Egypt just before the Exodus. The MC knew this would happen (or thought she knew) and told people, but no on...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/29376Colloquial speech in pre-modern settingGalastelhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80532018-07-03T00:12:08Z2019-12-12T21:57:24Z<p>Following <a href="https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/37336/too-modern-words">this</a> question, I'm struggling with writing the speech of pre-modern (in my case - 5th century) noble-bo...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/19032Why do Popular Fantasy Novels of Today Feature Teenagers?Thomas Myronhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80502016-11-09T00:43:01Z2019-12-12T17:49:01Z<p>This could be a misconception of mine, but I've noticed that the popular fantasy novels of today seem to nearly all have main characters who are children or teenagers. I have a list of some off ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/37492Coulrophobia: the fear of clownstapihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/77162019-07-26T15:17:22Z2019-12-08T12:34:32Z<p>Can a child who has been sexually harassed by clowns be said to have 'coulrophobia: the fear of clowns' because of the fear and trauma she is undergoing?</p>
<p>I mean to ask if the word 'coulr...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/34173Showing the transition of language comprehension changeCynhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80482019-03-05T18:14:01Z2019-12-08T11:10:02Z<p>This is a followup question to <a href="https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/42634/what-language-shall-they-sing-in/42637?noredirect=1#comment70665_42637">What language shall they sing in...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/34117How to choose ideal number of main characters?Tuxhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/71512019-03-04T19:07:56Z2019-12-08T11:08:52Z<p>As I already mentioned <a href="https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/42213/how-to-fill-novel-if-you-have-just-some-moments-prepared">in my previous question</a>, I'm writing a novel with ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/30305Is it bad if I sidetrack to a backstory that’s not really necessary but is interesting?Angelhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/15842018-08-23T04:36:34Z2019-12-08T09:40:32Z<p>My story is about two children and one of them dies in the first chapter. </p>
<p>I give a four page backstory of how his parents came to the town they are in now, it is unnecessary but very in...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/29371How can I really drive home a character not being able to hold it together in the wake of repeated trauma?weenmachinehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/64692018-07-02T19:43:06Z2019-12-08T09:17:30Z<p>A character in my story is supposed to be falling apart, for many reasons:</p>
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<li>He's 16 and is killing people, in a gladiatorial setting, of a similar age.</li>
<li>He already died (pos...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/25322Is it annoying if you write a character getting in trouble often, even if it's not their fault?noCluehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/47822018-01-09T17:01:12Z2019-12-08T07:39:09Z<p>I have this girl in my story, who is around 12 years old, who is the main character of the story, or one of the main characters. She is captured by the bad guys very often, and I fear this might...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/25109Can an "adult" story have a child protagonist?Babika Babakahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/31712017-12-26T13:37:59Z2019-12-08T07:35:25Z<p>Is it ill-advised to have a child protagonist (either first or third POV) in a story that contain a fair share of violence and gore ?</p>
<p>I'm worried readers of this kind of story may not re...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/25082How can I make dialog sound like that of a six year old?Constance Breteshttps://writing.codidact.com/users/57472017-12-25T13:30:54Z2019-12-08T07:35:00Z<p>I'm a contemporary romance author writing a romance Christmas book.
The hero in my story has a six year old girl. There are lots of conversations with the six year old, but when I read my story ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/16098Forming a strong relationship between 2 charactersDeau X. Machinushttps://writing.codidact.com/users/962016-01-28T15:52:43Z2019-12-08T04:59:37Z<p>How can one organically develop a strong relationship (father-son, to be precise) between 2 strangers over the course of a novel without making it seem contrived? </p>