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Characterization--the Unmary-Sue UnGary-Stu 1. Pick a flaw or a quirk FIRST. Quirk List: - A vegetarian that eats chickens because Chickens are stupid and so they don't count. - An Animal activist that loves animals to death, but ends up loving to eat meat. - A person that is all anti-prostitute against Johns and ends up with one himself (real one). - A punk that loves fluffy animals. - A biker chick that goes crazy over plushies. Quirks are made up of contrasting traits that you would expect to co-exist together. For example, someone phobic of touch--you wouldn't expect them to fall in love with the upbeat girl that hugs everyone. Qu

In every writing community, terms like "plot" and "development" and "arc" are constantly thrown around, and everyone expects everyone else to know what they mean without ever clearly defining them. Sure, vague advice about the importance of character development and story structure are great and all, but how do you actually do it? Aside from style and grammar, what are the mechanics behind a well-told story? What does a good story look like? The answer is surprisingly simple. Not easy, but simple. Every good story does one thing well: it asks a question, deliberates it, then answers it. This provides a framework of three acts that create w

I'm not a Mary Sue! Template READ THE DESCRIPTION GENERAL INFO First Name: Middle Name: Last Name: Alias/Nickname(s): Gender + Preferred pronouns: DOB: Age: Species: Place of Birth: Nationality: Race: Sexuality: Romanticism:   Current Residence: Occupation: Abridged Backstory: APPEARANCE Body Color: Hair Color/Length/Style: Eye Color: Approx. Height: Approx. Weight: Body Type: Clothing Style/Favorite Outfit(s): Other Markings: Detailed Physical Description: PERSONALITY Character Alignment: Disposition:   Quirks: Passive or Aggressive: Positive Character Traits: Negative Character Traits: What (mentally) Drives T

December 14th, 2011. Fleshing Out Your Characters. Some people are good at writing people. They have no difficulties conceiving of them and don't balk at doing the legwork involved in writing interesting, well-developed characters. They know what is believable and what isn't, and have some idea of how readers may react to their cast. Other people seem to have no idea what makes people tick, what makes characters interesting, and hope that piling on enough abilities or cool traits is a workable substitute for character development. As you might have expected, this ramble is dedicated to not being the latter. Here are some tips and tricks f

Character Creation and Development By CountessFayt ((Whether you're writing your own story or RPing, there's a lot that goes into making an interesting and realistic character. I know that some RPers prefer to come up with characters literally on the spot before they start playing. Others prefer to have one prepared and ready beforehand. I'm one of the latter. Some people can pull off just whipping a character up out of nowhere; if you're able to do that well, you have my respect. But for the rest of us, I have some helpful tips! Not very much of this is WG exclusive, but hey, it helps for any kind of RP. Once again, most of these are based