Writing - Posts tagged characters

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Using accents while staying legible

1 answer · last activity about 2 months ago by Mark Baker

language characters

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How to train readers in Argot or Slang

1 answer · last activity about 2 months ago by aCVn

language characters

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Writing "light hearted" lead characters

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characters character-development emotions pov

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How to show powerful emotion in a character trying to hide it?

3 answers · last activity 2 months ago by Prahara

characters emotions show

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How to write an introverted main character with accidental charisma

4 answers · last activity 3 months ago by What?

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How to convey the anatomy of a humanoid race?

4 answers · last activity 4 months ago by DPT

description characters script fantasy setting creative-writing

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How do I know if my cast is diverse enough or too diverse?

4 answers · last activity 4 months ago by Mark Baker

fiction characters creative-writing gender

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How to hint at an antagonist's identity?

5 answers · last activity 4 months ago by Mark Baker

fiction technique characters creative-writing

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How can you redeem an awful character, who hits close to home?

3 answers · last activity 4 months ago by Mark Baker

plot characters creative-writing

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How can I write a dark protagonist for whom there is no hope?

2 answers · last activity 4 months ago by icanfathom

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Lost my ‘magic’ concerning characters

5 answers · last activity 5 months ago by Mark Baker

characters character-development backstory

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Is it alright to add scenes that don’t move the plot forwards much but develop relationships/character?

6 answers · last activity 5 months ago by DPT

novel plot characters creative-writing character-development

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What should come first—characters or plot?

11 answers · last activity 5 months ago by ab2

plot characters getting-started creative-writing

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Doubt about a particular point of view on how to do character creation

4 answers · last activity 5 months ago by Amadeus

characters character-development narrative backstory

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Can a fight scene, component-wise, be too complex and complicated?

6 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Amadeus

plot characters motivation combat antagonist subplot

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Do people usually like the side characters more than the MC?

3 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Mark Baker

characters audience

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How to write characters doing illogical things in a believable way?

4 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Amadeus

plot characters creative-writing

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How can I have a character introduce themselves as humble without making them seem arrogant?

6 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Amadeus

characters

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How to deal appropriately with an inappropriate sexual relationship

5 answers · last activity 6 months ago by Amadeus

technique characters sex

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Letting a (secondary) antagonist leave mid story - Should it be avoided?

4 answers · last activity 7 months ago by celtschk

plot characters fantasy narrative

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Should you write character description points in bulk or spread them out?

4 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Mark Baker

description characters script

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How to ensure that neurotic or annoying characters don't get tiring in the long run

3 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Amadeus

style characters

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Basing my protagonist on myself

2 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Amadeus

characters creative-writing

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Giving a character trauma but not "diagnosing" her?

8 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Mark Baker

characters creative-writing

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I have a name, and no plot [closed]

4 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Amadeus

fiction plot characters creative-writing

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How do I introduce a large cast in an interesting way

5 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Amadeus

characters introduction

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How can I make names more distinctive without making them longer?

12 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Mark Baker

naming characters

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How to balance the agendas of co protagonists that periodically conflict?

5 answers · last activity 7 months ago by Mark Baker

plot characters

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Naming Characters after Friends/Family

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

naming characters creative-writing

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Averting Real Women Don’t Wear Dresses

13 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

technique characters creative-writing gender tropes

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How can I hint that my character isn't real?

5 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

short-story characters

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How to answer questions about my characters?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

characters character-development

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Symbolism of 18 Journeyers

7 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

novel characters symbolism narrative

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Does the reader need to like the PoV character?

7 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

characters creative-writing pov reader-engagement engagement

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Stereotypical names

9 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

naming characters creative-writing

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How to keep a dark protagonist who wants to keep his humanity dark?

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

characters character-development

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What are the different types of characters in a fictional story?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

planning characters creative-writing

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Could the cast of my book be more unique?

8 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction characters creative-writing character-development

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Do authors often base their characters off of themselves?

6 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction plot characters creative-writing

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Do hard to pronounce names break immersion?

14 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction style naming characters

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How to incorporate a silent protagonist into a chatty world?

2 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

characters dialogue

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Creating character imagery without describing their physical looks

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

description characters script

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Can a successful book series let the bad guy win? [closed]

10 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

series characters creative-writing antagonist

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Convincing argument about something I don't agree with

12 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

characters creative-writing

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Is it bad to project myself into my story?

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

characters character-development

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Is no religion a bad thing?

16 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction characters creative-writing character-development

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Where is the line between a tough love character and a pure asshole?

4 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction characters character-development emotions

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Avoiding racist tropes in fantasy

17 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction characters fantasy creative-writing

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How to differentiate between two people with the same name in a story?

11 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

naming characters

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When can I kill my character? [closed]

3 answers · last activity 8 months ago by System

fiction characters character-development