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Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.
― Franz Kafka
“You learned to laugh before you learned to talk.”
— Unknown
How to Write a Character
↠ Start with the basics, because obviously. Name. Age. Gender. Maybe even a birthday if you’re feeling fancy. This is step one because, well, your character needs to exist before they can be interesting. But nobody cares if they’re 27 or 37 unless it actually matters to the story.
↠ Looks aren’t everything… but also, describe them. Yes, we know their soul is more important than their hair color, but readers still need something to visualize. Do they have the kind of face that makes babies cry? Do they always look like they just rolled out of bed? Give us details, not just “tall with brown hair.
↠ Personality isn’t just “kind but tough.” For the love of storytelling, give them more than two adjectives. Are they kind, or do they just pretend to be because they hate confrontation? Are they actually tough, or are they just too emotionally repressed to cry in public? Dig deeper.
↠ Backstory = Trauma (usually). Something shaped them. Maybe it was a messy divorce, maybe they were the middle child and never got enough attention, or maybe they once got humiliated in a spelling bee and never recovered. Whatever it is, make it matter to who they are today.
↠ Give them a goal. Preferably a messy one. If your character’s only motivation is to “be happy” or “do their best,” they’re boring. They need a real goal, one that conflicts with who they are, what they believe in, or what they think they deserve. Bonus points if it wrecks them emotionally.
↠ Make them suffer. Yes, I said it. A smooth, easy journey is not a story. Give them obstacles. Rip things away from them. Make them work for what they want. Nobody wants to read about a character who just gets everything handed to them (unless it’s satire, then carry on).
↠ Relationships = Depth. Nobody exists in a vacuum. Who do they love? Who annoys the hell out of them? Who do they have that messy, can’t-live-with-you-can’t-live-without-you tension with? People shape us. So, shape your character through the people in their life.
↠ Give them a voice that actually sounds like them. If all your characters talk the same, you’ve got a problem. Some people ramble, some overthink, some are blunt to the point of being offensive. Let their voice show who they are. You should be able to tell who’s talking without dialogue tags.
↠ If they don’t grow, what’s the point? People change. They learn things, make mistakes, get their hearts broken, and (hopefully) become a little wiser. If your character starts and ends the story as the same exact person, you just wasted everyone’s time.
↠ Flaws. Give. Them. Flaws. Nobody likes a perfect character. Give them something to struggle with, maybe they’re selfish, maybe they push people away, maybe they’re addicted to the thrill of self-destruction (fun!). Make them real. Make them human.
↠ Relatability is key. Your character doesn’t have to be likable, but they do have to be understandable. Readers need to get them, even if they don’t agree with them. If your character never struggles, never doubts, and never screws up, I have bad news: they’re not a character, they’re a mannequin.
↠ You’re never actually done. Characters evolve, not just in the story, but as you write them. If something feels off, fix it. If they feel flat, dig deeper. Keep refining, rewriting, and letting them surprise you. That’s how you create someone who feels real.
Now go forth and write characters that actually make people feel something. And if you need a reminder, just ask yourself: Would I care if this person existed in real life? If the answer is meh, start over.
My heart is the graveyard of my concealed feelings, for you. It is engraved with wounds; flooded with tears.
must i always feel this unknown, distant longing? the type of longing that keeps me up at night. the kind that makes me want to stop doing what im doing and cry my eyes out, cry my heart out. must i long for what i never felt? the unknown feeling of this certain kind of love. the kind of love which embraces, the kind that makes you want to fight for it... the kind that makes you feel so many different emotions... even those emotions that have no name and those that cannot be described... why must i long for someone i have never met and for someone who i might never even meet? why must i long for this love? cannot i do well and feel this longing for myself? cannot i long for the me i was years ago? cannot i long for the me i will be a few years later? cannot i long for who i was just a second ago, before i spilled my heart on this piece of paper?
William Wordsworth
“Burn the witch! Burn the witch!” shouted the crowd, drowning out the distressed warnings of one person. “No, you fools! She can control the flames!”
Hero: Hey sexy, how about you put down what you're doing and we can get outta here? ;)
Villain:
Villain: I'm holding 14 people hostage and that's the very first thing you say to me?
"I write about love like I know it so well, but to be honest, love and I have never officially met."
- Pieces of me, 8, "Someday we'll meet"
I love metaphors and personifications.
Here is one that I came up with today
As the season changed, I realized I needed a new toothbrush. I went to brush my teeth this morning, and I realized it was getting old and dirty. Honestly, I don't mind it getting old, but I worry that if it gets any dirtier, I might fall sick. It hurt my heart to let go of it but I had to rid it. I was so used to it… I don't think any other toothbrush could clean my teeth any better than this one but…
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This is how relationships and friendships work. When you realize that the other person is getting (their hands) dirty and they've started to do you wrong, you lose hope that any other person could fill their spot but then you find someone and you "make do" with them until you realize that you made a good decision being with them instead. That's when they become your favourite toothbrush.
"you don't get lost in love like i do but i can't really blame you..." ~m
“Its all right to love someone that doesn’t love you back, as long as they’re worth you loving them. As long as they deserve it.”
— Cassandra Clare
its difficult being real in this pretentious world. sometimes i wonder why i even bother trying...