Activity for Garrett Gutierrezâ€
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #27077 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #20843 | Initial revision | — | almost 5 years ago |
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A: The protagonist can't defeat the antagonist without the antagonist being stupid The idea of a protagonist "magically getting super strong" is not one you should entirely throw out the window, depending on the type of story you are telling. Luke "magically got super strong" at the end of the original Star Wars trilogy, but there were multiple dimensions to what it took for him to... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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A: How to prevent turning off the reader at first with a protagonist with unlikeable traits but that becomes better later on? Few people are entirely unlikeable or worthy of rooting for in any sense. If your character didn't have anything good about them then he would not become a better person by the end of the story. The fact that he does become a better person shows that there was something in him that was good such that... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |