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A story I’m trying to write have several characters who have been raised in foster families. None of them have been physically or emotionally abused, but I still felt like their childhood sould hav...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T05:24:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/23692 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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Babika Babaka
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2019-12-08T05:24:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
A story I’m trying to write have several characters who have been raised in foster families. None of them have been physically or emotionally abused, but I still felt like their childhood sould have some sort of impact on who they are, even as adults. So I’ve started reading real world studies focusing on orphans and people raised in foster famillies. It helped me build my main character and make her reactions and choices more consistent. But I think I overdone it and now too much of my characters' personalities, quirks and motivations are inspired from these studies, and I’m afraid they’re becoming stereotypes. * * * **Is it a good idea to use sociological studies and such for character building?** **In what cases can/should it be done?** **How to do it right?**
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2016-07-05T19:49:10Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 3