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Q&A Signs of Bad Character Development

I think, the worst way to introduce a new character is starting by detailed description of her/his background and motives before the character starts acting. She was and old kind woman. Her five ...

posted 13y ago by Nerevar‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:19:20Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/1851
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Nerevar‭ · 2019-12-08T01:19:20Z (almost 5 years ago)
I think, the worst way to introduce a new character is starting by detailed description of her/his background and motives _before_ the character starts acting.

- She was and old kind woman. Her five children and twelve grandchildern have trained her in patience and toleration.
- A greedy and unforgiving sociopath accustomed to be always right. His father died from heart attack when he [the character] was six so he and his two sisters were grown in poverty. He is sure that his father's alleged cowardice was the root of all bad events of his childhood.
- etc.
#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-03-03T16:38:02Z (over 13 years ago)
Original score: 9