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Without realizing it I see now that this is what my son has been doing for the last several months, like he keeps telling me about these characters and this intensely detailed back stories he is writing and at one point I was giving him a hard time saying, OK, but when are you going to actually start writing the story, lol. Good stuff :)

@QuotidianWriter

7 жыл бұрын

Sometimes planning stories is more fun than actually writing them, to be honest! I hope he gets around to putting it all to paper soon, though. Thank you for your kind words! :)

@cursedmeatboy

6 жыл бұрын

I've experienced the exact same thing, but from the opposite perspective.

@m.d.m4822

6 жыл бұрын

I think really is more fun. I've been planning my story for about six years, since I was 13, and have two chapters to show for it. By the way, I love your page it's so helpful.

@blueyyy5961

5 жыл бұрын

@@m.d.m4822 you probably won't find this but my advice is to STOP EDITING juat write the crap of the novel in its entirety. Even if it's just a word a day, you'll have done SOMEthInG Unless if you're already finished then ignore me But otherwise get to writing that crappy first draft because in all honesty, they're all crappy

@meepbeep2464

2 жыл бұрын

@@blueyyy5961 we gotta love our ugly babies

I am proud of myself. I now know what it's like to hear someone smile.

@CB-fq2ye

3 жыл бұрын

Jesus loves you!

@imanijones54

3 жыл бұрын

@Afnaan Mahdi He does

@barsabe

2 жыл бұрын

@@imanijones54 jesus killed my family

@CatsAndClassicalMusic

2 жыл бұрын

@Afnaan Mahdi He does. He died for you and everyone so your sins are forgiven and you have everlasting health.

@CatsAndClassicalMusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@barsabe No, he didn’t. That’s just satan putting those thoughts in your head.

Heya! I personally really enjoy "becoming friends" with my characters. I don't imagine them as written stuff, a thing in a story or a means to share a plot with readers. I meet them somehow - maybe at school or university, or in the shop - and I somehow learn about them. My strongest characters are so familiar to me, that I can basically project them into any situation I'm in and literally watch the movie unfold as they react to that situation. I can talk to them, and I'll hear them answer. I can ask them questions, and they'll tell me what they think. I see them, their quirks, mannerisms and typical behaviors. Like how Markus is a former dancer, and he still has that elegance when he moves. Or how Lucas - Markus' twin brother - enjoys cooking, because he knows it makes his family - those who eat his meals - so happy. The story doesn't matter so much. The characters matter more, to me. There isn't one single story to be told about these twins for example. They could be criminals, heroes, wizards or deeply crippled people. Or heroic criminal wizards who are deeply crippled. In one story, they actually are, lol!

@QuotidianWriter

6 жыл бұрын

Treating your characters like friends (or even family members) is definitely a good way to better understand them. Just as you could fairly accurately predict what your parents or best friend would do in a given scenario, you can guess how that character would react. However, I can't imagine being friends with certain characters of mine. We're just too different, and the conversation would get awkward really fast, at least in my mind, haha. Lucas and Markus sound like sweet guys. Crippled, heroic criminal wizards are an awesome combination, too. I've heard a lot of writers talk about interviewing their characters when they're stuck! They literally ask, "What would you do next?" I think that's such a cool idea. :)

@ten-chan1015

6 жыл бұрын

I see what you mean, some characters sure are hard to deal with. I would say I trained myself to be accepting of people, no matter who they are, and I'm able to look past horrible actions and understand the character underneath. I'm currently writing a story from the point of view of a man, who basically raped his partner. It's miles away from my own experiences, it's so foreign to me, to even think of hurting another person, let alone my lover. By writing from his point of view I don't try to make it "okay", by no means do I think it's okay. Ever. I do try to show how it got this bad though, I show the downward spiral that led to this catastrophe. I don't see this character like I see the twins... Maybe in his case, I feel more like a therapist, digging deep to understand why he did that, and helping him to move past that.

@QuotidianWriter

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's so important to dive deep into the character's motivations and past. It doesn't excuse their actions, but it does show that they're human. I just watched the Black Mirror episode "Shut Up and Dance," and the writers did an excellent job establishing sympathy toward flawed characters, like the man from your story. I hadn't thought of the different types of relationships between author and character; sometimes they're your friends, and other times they're "patients" on your therapy couch. It's always interesting to dissect people's emotions and thought processes.

@ten-chan1015

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, yeah, I've heard and seen lots of things said about Black Mirror, and how it handles such topics, characters and situations. I don't know about that particular episode, but I know enough to get the point. I think, my preference to see characters as patients, friends, family, or otherwise related to me, comes from the desire to be close to them, as much as I can. It makes it easy to get to know a character like Markus. I haven an intricate understanding of his behavior and personality. I could imagine having coffee with him, dancing with him or something like that. Like a friend. If I had a similar relationship to the man I mentioned... I... don't think I'd be comfortable. For very obvious reasons. So I get to know him, but I create distance, by seeing him as a patient. A deeply flawed character, whom I can help, by guiding him.

@Zemiaza

3 ай бұрын

These different ways people have gotten to know there characters are so interesting! I’m still flushing out my main character and I don’t even have a set personality, originally I wanted a apathetic character who learned to feel but as I started drawing her in different situations she seemed strong and jolly but doesn’t show her negative feelings since she doesn’t know how to deal with them. I’m really looking to make her a stronger, better yet, the strongest character in the story and I’m sure all of your ways will be taken into account and I’ll try to use them!

An exercise I did was writing a scene where my characters play a drinking game, sort of based on the "never have I ever" game. They each wrote down a secret thing they have done. One by one, the secrets are pulled from the hat and read aloud. If anyone has done that same thing, they and the writer of the secret drink, and one of them has to tell the story. If nobody shares the secret then nobody drinks, and their secret is safe.

@Iwasonceanonionwithnolayers

3 жыл бұрын

This sounds great for an exercise and very fun for a party game!

@keithou4389

2 жыл бұрын

The later half of your paragraph confuse me. Can someone explain please?

@cloudynguyen6527

2 жыл бұрын

@@keithou4389 I think if 2 people share same or smiliar secret, they must have a drink. Loser will tell their secret while winner stay shut. If the secret is unique, no one needs to claim and tell.

@keithou4389

2 жыл бұрын

@@cloudynguyen6527 thank you so much. really appreciate it!

@Jakethegoodman

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!! I have done this for short stories!

I guess theres a duality of secrets when it comes to a main character. With mine, her main secret she keeps from everyone in the story is the fact she hears voices in her head, the reader obviously experiences this secret front and center. There is a secondary secret she keeps from even herself, and by extension the reader. She is in love with her brother. Obfuscated by subtext and foreshadowed implications, easily hidden to the reader as simple familial adoration. I hope that when it is revealed it is an "oh crap" moment for the reader, causing them to go back chapters earlier and reexamine dialogue and word choice, realizing that I've laid it out since the beginning. That depends on the skill of my writing but I believe it to be a pretty good secret.

@ahshitherewegoagain7461

3 жыл бұрын

Sweet home alabama

@noonebossesthegarnet2890

3 жыл бұрын

She’s...she’s what?

@jlinus7251

3 жыл бұрын

Please tell me this is addressed as a problem 😆

@viardent8823

2 жыл бұрын

wincest!

@midnightfox5684

2 жыл бұрын

Is she from Alabama

I love that you keep all these great videos up online. When I need a refresher I can go back a rewatch that video. Again thanks Diane!

What did I learn about my character after this video? I learned that "character secrets" is one strong element in my novel-in-progress. That's encouraging. Another helpful video.

@mjolninja9358

3 жыл бұрын

I have a character that has terrible secrets, he was a serial killer, rapist, set homes on fire and have caused children disappearing but he wants to change his ways after an encounter with something or someone.

Undervalued writing channel. Most feel like writers just wanting to promote their book. Only km weiland, ellen brocks and you feel good. More recommendations?

@QuotidianWriter

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I like what Alexa Donne has to say about traditional publishing as an industry. Just Write is my favorite channel for storytelling analysis in terms of film.

@BlindGardener

5 жыл бұрын

Chris fox while also promoting sometimes has a nice "plot gardening" Playlist.

I don't have a deep dark secret, because I eventually tell my friends every single shit I've done, I just can't hold my secrets to myself.

@kw267

3 жыл бұрын

You could use that for a character you're writing about

@jazz-cat00

2 жыл бұрын

It could be a secret so deep and hidden that not even you know what that secret is...

@blue1584

2 жыл бұрын

I’m the same way, I wouldn’t know how to write a character with secrets because I don’t even have a single secret myself lol

@malissahyatt2425

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not alone!!!!!!!!!

Your channel is a gem. :I am so happy I stumbled upon it. Thank you for your insight, you are a natural teacher.

6:17 somehow both players missed the fact that black is in check even though the rook and the queen are on the same file as and adjacent to black's king. This is why I love stock chess footage.

@wirly-

2 жыл бұрын

thats hilarious

This is so helpful! Thank you! I just realized that a secret one of characters has needs to be present at the beginning of the story, not just briefly for a little while in the middle. That would make a lot of scenes more interesting.

Great job on your videos! This video offers a new perspective on getting to know your characters that I've never quite seen before. I'm grateful for it because it seems more sincere than long character questionnaires and personality tests.

Thank you for this video. I'm 11 chapters into my first novel and I suddenly realized that I needed to know my characters better, this really helps so I'm doing this exercise right now and implement it in my characters. God bless!

I found this channel when I was considering whether to write my novel in first or third person, and it is an absolute gem. Your videos are SO helpful. Keep up the great work!

Starting to get familiar with my characters on personal level after this.🎭

The most helpful writing channel on yt. I finally feel like i know what I'm doing lol.

Excellent tutor . I was surfing for a long time to get a tutor just as great as you.

FANTASTIC ADVICE!! THANK YOU!

When she said playing Bike Tag, how did they play tag on bikes? We threw rolled up newspapers. If you were hit, you were out.

@QuotidianWriter

6 жыл бұрын

I totally thought it was a common thing, but now I can't find it anywhere on Google! It's when you nudge another person's tires with yours. So, you're basically chasing after other people on your bike while they're also on bikes. Not the safest of childhood games, but are they ever? :P

@Poisonedblade

6 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's pretty crazy. But we also had bike jousts. We'd make improvised weapons out of cardboard, rolled up newspapers, and string. We'd battle like knights on horseback. Amazingly, nobody got hurt. Also, your videos are GREAT!

@QuotidianWriter

6 жыл бұрын

Holy crap, now I want to bike joust! I'm genuinely surprised that I survived childhood. Thank you so much for watching. :)

@Poisonedblade

6 жыл бұрын

I really like your "First Line" video. I did the same thing you did. I went to the local Barnes and Noble and looked at the first lines of many books. Very few books have a great first line. A good weapon for bike jousting is a rolled up newspaper, that's been rained on so it gets stiff, then tie a string around it so you can swing it like a mourning star. Have fun!

Thank you so much for these videos! I've been interested in starting my own online story for years now. Your content is really helping me piece things together.

I don't know if this good, but My character has been linked to murder cases all his life, from the murder of his parents, to the murder of his classmates in his high school and the sudden murder of his wife that he witnessed. One secret he has but doesn't even know is that his parents, were actually human traffickers, killed because they became too close to him, they were a loose end. The man who took care of him after they're death also mysteriously disappeared but he doesn't remember a thing about him, only glimpses that some mysterious man took care of him for so many years after his "parent's" murder.

"Whatever you do. . . . " Keep making these videos!! :)

I LOVE your content! You are so talented at relaying information in a useful way & making the process interactive! Thank you!! LOVE YOUR CONTENT!!!

First, this is my favorite writing channel both for the amount of insightful advice and because it is less one-sidedly oriented towards commercially adapted writing (and because of your soothing voice), so sorry for commenting only when I see something to criticize, but: "I am a humanist" and "I am a life-long learner" don't sound like very useful identities. The first one most people would subscribe to unless they specifically follow some philosophy like nihilism or hard revolutionary communism, and the second I would wager that almost anyone think of themselves as, whether it's true or not.

I love the way these videos are presented. I relate to the visual more readily.

I'm a new subscriber and wanted to say a big Thanks! to you for your channel. The videos themselves are works of art and your teaching is so helpful. Much appreciated!!

Excellent pointers! Thank you

Useful questions to ask yourself when creating a character ! (A summary of what i caught) **Memories** Think of three chore memories, what comes to mind when you think of that character’s past as it is a great way to have a general idea of them and more generally know how they might react to certain situations if this exercise is pushed far enough. This video proposes to think up of **3 memories. One happy, One Sad. One Mysterious.** **Identities** **Name identies ! It might be a bit tricky, personally i am a very literal person so this proves to be a bit hard. Just think up of different faces your character can show in vastly different situations. For example what they do on their own can be an identity or when i front of a love interest, a foe, a loved one OR SIMPLY what do they see themselves as. This doesn’t exclude the subtile combinations possible but it helps to see clearly into their personality rather then a paragraph summing how cold hearted they might be for exemple. I’d maybe link sun h an identity to an concret exemple.** Ex: “I am a magnanimous person” But the scene/memory or scenario you attach to the statement could be letting a child off after brutalizing their parent : this might be a tail tell that your character’s conception of good and bad is wrapped. **Secrets** **Helps give your character more depth! you have a secret or a few hundred. Come up with a something! The secrets, it’s implications and importance to the character and the length he or she may go to to protect it. It could be ridiculously small yet be a cause of complex or unrealistic anguish for the character. Like the elephant that was scared sh_fleas by a tiny mouth. Or the king slowly dying but who need to keep going and acting like he is in shape until the succession is finalized lest the country descends in chaos.**

This is such great advice, why doesn't this video have more views

I needed this ❤️❤️ Thanks!

I love this! I'll definitely try that list.

thank you so much for this video

Great tips, thank you. 😃

I readily admit that the characters that I create aren't as intricately detailed (in that, I haven't constructed what happened on their tenth birthday) but I *do* try to make them as realistic as possible. Real people are flawed and imperfect, so I try to make my characters just as realistically flawed. Albus Dumbledore fought the Dark Lord Grindelwald (whom he once loved) to a standstill. Albus defeated him, imprisoning Grindelwald in a prison more secure than Azkaban for the remainder of the man's life. He also fought Lord Voldemort, another Dark Wizard, when he arose. And yet, Albus Dumbledore left a child in an abusive household. Albus Dumbledore would later cry and beg forgiveness from Harry in Limbo, but the fact remains. Albus Dumbledore also resented the family he was forced to look after when his father was imprisoned, and this resentment led to an unwise friendship and later, Arabella's death. Dumbledore was burdened by the fear/guilt that it might have been his own spell that slew his sister, that caused his sister to lose control and subsequently die. Dumbledore was burdened by the guilt so much that he when he gazed into the mirror of Erised, Albus saw his sister (alive and whole) amongst a happier family. He was burdened by this so much that, even decades after the incident, he still put on the Resurrection Ring in order to see her once again. Perhaps we might distantly sympathize with Dumbledore, perhaps we might passionately loathe him, perhaps there is mercy enough in our hearts to feel a remorseful pity for him. But very few people hold an indifferent opinion of Dumbledore's character. So when we write, it's important to make them realistically flawed.

@QuotidianWriter

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think it's less about providing a super detailed backstory for characters and more about using surprising details from their pasts to illuminate their present actions. That's an excellent analysis of Dumbledore's character. His backstory presents a more complicated and morally gray character than we encounter in earlier books. To me, it seems that the general perception of Dumbledore is highly positive, despite the poor choices he's made in his past. Perhaps it's because he expresses remorse in the present day and has always demonstrated kindness toward the main characters and seen the good in others (even Snape and Tom Riddle). One thing I'm wrestling with is how to create a hero/heroine who is flawed yet still likable. Readers can be pretty harsh when it comes to hating main characters who make mistakes. They may call the character stupid, annoying, whiny, or arrogant, which leads them to dislike the book. At the same time, no author wants to be accused of writing a Mary Sue/Gary Stu who can do no wrong. For example, Harry is often labeled as a Gary Stu, yet when his flaws are put on display in The Order of the Phoenix, many readers suddenly thought he was an obnoxious whiner. Of course, not all protagonists need to be likable, as demonstrated by society's love for anti-heroes like Gregory House, Loki, and Sherlock. But they are established as anti-heroes from the start. When it comes to giving flaws to do-gooder types, it seems easier for readers to like a flawed side character (such as Dumbledore) than it is for them to like a flawed protagonist. I would be curious to know your opinion on that. How do you ensure that your characters' flaws don't make them unlikable?

@luckywilshire4291

5 жыл бұрын

You created Dumbledore? Nicely done!

@lecomingbegend497

2 жыл бұрын

@@QuotidianWriter When wanting to create a hero/heroine that is flawed yet still likeable I'd look to Katniss Everdeen. Her major flaw is putting herself at risk for the chance to keep others safe. Conflict was present throughout the story due to her major flaw. I think readers appreciated the flaw of Katniss because is was shown as something just from the beginning of the story with her taking her sisters place. Perhaps if flaws are included throughout the story they'll be more acceptable to readers. Could William Wallace be labeled as stupid for not knowing that he will be betrayed? Perhaps, but his noble pursuit of freedom makes this a moot point because he lives and dies for something everyone can support.

You are helping me write my memoir video by video and here I deal with the secrets of teenage homosexuals in the 60s in a small town in Texas and the cover ups before the word gay was used and before Stonewall and the denial and your number 10 for those who were found out and rejected by friends and family....a big thank you...(p.s. I don't out anybody) You are awesome in my book....

The only thing I know for certain about character secrets is that if they're revealed, then they should advance the plot, and if they're not revealed, then they should advance or at least influence the characters motivations, even if this means holding that character back from what he or she is trying to achieve. But coming up with those secrets... I think that in particular can only be achieved by knowing the character and especially its past very well, just as the environment that this character is living in, as secrets could be intertwined of the outside world and a character's inner spectrum. To who is reading this, I'd love to know why you agreed or disagreed with this.

@QuotidianWriter

6 жыл бұрын

I agree that a character's secrets can drive their actions and attitudes in ways they might not even realize. To me, the reader's experience is all the richer if they eventually learn of these secrets because it changes their entire perception of a character. That invites a second reading of the story, wherein the audience can view those earlier scenes through a clearer lens. I'm very interested in the idea of presenting layers to a person, as one would encounter in real life. The more we get to know someone, the better we understand the motivations behind their past and future actions. Thank you for sharing your thoughts! :)

@Aethuviel

6 жыл бұрын

How does the reader know there even is a secret though? You can't tell them without telling them. So how do they know there is a secret, without knowing what it is?

@Leto85

6 жыл бұрын

By showing and not telling. That way the character and reader alike will know there is a secret without knowing what it is, which would make it all the more interesting.

My character would do all ten of these things in a row.

@CeramicQuill

3 жыл бұрын

Oh no 😂

@ophie71

3 жыл бұрын

A true chaotic madlad/lass.

Love your post. There helpful

Thank you so much !!!

God. What a voice!

Great info to develop a great character. Secrets are a great tool to engage the reader. Greetings from Colombia south America .

Hey. Thank you very much for your helpfull Videos. This is the first writing advice channel that really inspired me. You truly are an artist.

Great Video!

Secretly got the hots for my boss.. her personality is amazing. She's a great woman.

What a hidden gem. Wasn't expecting such a good video. Though I must admit I'm not a big fan of the stock image aesthetic

@QuotidianWriter

6 жыл бұрын

Gotta avoid that copyright infringement! I aim to mimic exurb1a's unabashedly cheesy presentation style, haha. If I had the skill for animation, I would totally try that route. Thanks for watching! :)

@Coronelfarofa

6 жыл бұрын

Diane Callahan haha I understand it's not that simple. Well, you're already very good at what you do. All of your videos have great insight and have helped me quite a bit on what I'm currently working on (despite it being a comic, not prose). Thank you and keep up with the good work!

@KutWrite

6 жыл бұрын

I think she does a great job with them. They're clean, apropos, often funny, and well animated. Not everyone can be Disney... not even Walt.

@marcellismadness2552

4 жыл бұрын

All her shit are gems

After eliminating seven options, I was left with three totally different reactions. All three are possible depending on which stage my character is in with her development. In one way I can see her growth and in another, I can see the conflicting storm within her. The dark secret factor was a good point to write down though. Seeing it down in writing somehow adds depth to the situation and trauma within the character.

My character in my current wip is a woman on the one. Using this list will give me ideas to develop her more.😀👌

Bruhhh, that's a shit friend to end a friendship because of a confession. Like I get being awkward or growing distant, but to cut someone off? That's no longer a friend. Its means your friendship is not valuable enough to them to pay the cost of working through problems. Which is a fine response, not everyone can handle relationships that just give them extra emotional baggage, but someone who doesn't consider you a friend is not a friend. I think number 1 is the best response. Mourn the loss, but don't regret since they did nothing wrong. However just because it's the best response, the worst response can be more interesting and Murphy's Law exists.

@Mercel29

3 жыл бұрын

You can’t be friends with someone who’s in love with you, it’s cruel to the person themselves

New sub ! Great video

I wonder why I like Mr. Darcy. I’ve analyzed the feeling, I felt sorry for the character. He seemed moody and unhappy. With a set of rules as to how his life should be. Wanting an accomplished woman. Though Elizabeth points out, that such a woman is a fearsome thing to behold. I find him an interesting character and likable in an odd way. One of Jane’s best characters.

I found this video very helpful. As a first time prospective author, on the cusp of finishing the first draft of my middle grade novel, I find that It has given me food for thought on how to give more character to the two young girls who are my joint protagonists and in the editing stage, soon to co come, how to make them more three dimensional. I will put a lot of thought into it as I edit and add things that might make them more distinct. So, thanks for this video. I'm sure to watch it more than once.

well done, thanks #itsallprovidence

The secret about the best prank. Kind of was mine. Just it wasn´t the best prank and it was no secret. My chemistry teacher knew who put hazard signs infront of the chemistry room "Beware, Dihydrogen monoxide leak. turn around and stay far away from chemistry room" I spilled a couple drops of water, because i am no liar, but that´s it. My chemistry teacher knew exactly it was me.

Can you do a video on chapters?

Does anyone have any resources about writing a journal from a character point of view? There are some good ideas in this video, but I would like to expand on them.

How do you make the leap from writing your character's word to inhabiting the character and writing in his/her words? It seems to me it's a subtle but profound difference. Thanks.

@QuotidianWriter

4 жыл бұрын

A good exercise I've found is interviewing the character. The way they speak will give you a sense of their "voice" and attitude. Write out questions like "What's your dad like?" or "If you could have any career, what would it be?" and get to know them by typing out their responses, inhabiting their mind and dialogue in that way. Keep writing! :)

what was that painting you showed at 3:09 with all the smeared colors covering up the face, except for the eyes?

@QuotidianWriter

Жыл бұрын

The artist is Andrew Salgado, although I'm unsure of the title; I love his work. In my more recent videos, I try to always include the artist and artwork title, with their permission. :)

I am currently working on a story about two brothers and I haven't come up with any secrets for them. It will be in the fantasy genre. Knights, monsters, magic... you get the idea. I haven't been able to come up with anything they are trying to hide. Do you have any suggestions for how I could come up with secrets? The older brother is going to be an alcoholic but I don't know if that could be a secret. That seems like something that would be hard to hide.

@QuotidianWriter

3 жыл бұрын

It's possible to hide alcoholism, although that secret would come to light quickly, which could make for great conflict. Is there something that happened in the past that one brother thinks is a mystery, but the other brother knows what really happened? Say that one brother got injured and didn't know that the other brother was somehow responsible (on purpose or accidentally). Perhaps their mother/father told or gave one brother something but not the other, such as a magical item or information about a rare spell. Or one brother could be in love with/secretly hate the other's partner. You could connect the secret to the fantasy setting. Is there something about monsters or magic that one of them is keeping hidden from the other, for whatever reason? I hope that gets the gears turning. Keep writing! :)

@BenAC75

3 жыл бұрын

@@QuotidianWriter Yes, you have definitely helped get some gears turning. Something I recently thought of was having the younger brother commit murder and then cover it up. I like that idea a lot because it definitely makes sense with other things regarding the younger brother. I'm still thinking about the older brother. You have definitely given me some things to consider with him. Thank you for your advice and thank you for making these videos. I find them to be very helpful.

0:52

I can't think of my deepest darkest secret.

@QuotidianWriter

5 жыл бұрын

You might pick up a few over the years. Who knows?

I have a doubt :- can a character's memory and its dark secret coincide?

@QuotidianWriter

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Those would tie together nicely. :)

I´m kind of in love of your voice.

Keep reading ... Maybe writers tend to avoid reading after writing books? Cuz I feel paranoid when I hear this. Normally I have to stop reading and do work instead.

I did this unconsciously

"Fleshing" out your characters > "Flushing" out your characters.

My problem is the setting of my story and situation makes my characters dull and jaded cuz all they’ve known since birth is war and death ..it’s very hard to make disguised personalities ..pls help me

@QuotidianWriter

4 жыл бұрын

Even if the war has made all your characters become jaded, that might result in different coping mechanisms. Maybe one character copes by drinking so they can dull their pain, another by throwing themselves into their job as a nurse because it brings them a sense of purpose, and a third might be the most optimistic about things improving someday, much to the annoyance of the other characters. So, think about how their reactions to the same situation are different based on their personalities. Keep writing! :)

When murder is an in character option for 90% of the cast i know something's wrong.

Happy memory: getting accepted into this honor program thingy with Nobel prize winners even though I was clearly failing a few classes. Sad memory: I prefer not to say Mysterious one: I had a dream that I checked my phone and it was 10:49. Then, I woke up immediately , checked my phone just to see, and it was 10:49.

😬 saddest moments of my life? Yea, I'd rather not to think abt that

Is it too strange when the protagonist has a secret and the reader doesnt know that?

@QuotidianWriter

5 жыл бұрын

I'd say it depends. In first-person POV, it can be a little annoying and unbelievable for the protagonist to keep a secret, but you can get away with it in third-person narration. It's more likely that the protagonist is hiding the secret from other characters. Secondary characters are much easier to give secrets to, because they're hidden from both the protagonist and the reader.

She got her teacher fired?

okay, but... "get drunk, steal shit"

I wish the voice could be more exciting with varied inflection. The images are great but Geez, the voice is so monotone.

ok hear me out 2.5D

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Ok, ok ...huh?...like this easily confused actual reality with fiction. What my teachers said was to have my fictional character play basketball..on the three tier system...each of my characters in all my stories have about 8 to ten sides...me personally I got...stuff..heh; heh, "secrets".. nothing I'd care to tell strangers...and nothing strangers would care to listen to...but whatever...all my characters in these context behave...😏heh,... creatively..that's their nature..as far as the writing exercise...create a character or go off of an existing template? Cause the characters are all ready fully formed most of them don't need anymore work...but newly fashioned characters..ok ok so...huh? Oh personal happy sad mysterious memories..NOPE sorry sweetie ya get nothing for free😁 no sample issues on my real life unless your a paying customer 😁😂I am actual living breathing human being who bleeds hurts loves cries gets angry.. hates.i suffer. Just like every other harry dick and Tom. I am not a fictional character and my life is not lived for everyone's amusement...

I find out my main character is a manipulative, lying, girl. She was innocent when I first met her, sheesh.

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I love your videos! However, I recommend that you see a dictation therapist - you sound bored!

You said something nice about 13 Reasons Why... thumps-down.

@brainwavestobinary

2 жыл бұрын

With all of the videos in your "Philosophy, Psychology and Science" playlist, one would think you'd have a more thoughtful comment to make, or a better rationale for giving the video a thumbs down. If you were offended by the fact that she expressed a reason why people became engrossed in the show, and that offense taken was so strong that you gave the whole video a thumbs down, then despite the material you've been exposed to, your manner of thinking here is petty and unimpressive. You ought to be better than that.