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Question How do you write a character that HATES being born into a well-off family?
We've seen this character archetype before: A character despises being born into a well-off family. ("Well-off" can range from rich-to-anywhere-on-the-middle-class-spectrum, regardless of whether or not their family has committed any atrocities against lower social/economic classes.) If successfully...
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almost 8 years ago
Question How to make sure that you don't end up writing a Self-Insert?
Could I get some pointer as how to NOT write a Self-Insert/Mary Sue? What I mean: according to Urban Dictionary a Self-Insert is "A story in which the reader inserts himself or herself; this usually occurs within a fanfiction" Self-Inserted Characters commonly have almost NO personality (In order t...
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almost 8 years ago
Question How to write a gay character from a first person perspective (Twist: The person doesn't know that they're gay!)
Remember that story I mentioned in my previous question? Yeah, well one of the characters in it is gay (one of the main characters). But the problem is... They don't KNOW that they're gay until they meet this particular person. But until they meet that person... How do I subtly hint that a character...
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almost 8 years ago