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| 01 Mar 2012 07:00 PM |
| I would help... But I don't usually have those problems. Well I do with the roles. Like who are the mains and such. But I try to write out part of the story to see if using that character works. You could try that to find the roles. I can't help besides that because I usually only have trouble with coming up with names.... |
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AlvAlv6II
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| 01 Mar 2012 07:42 PM |
I have a character i thought of, you can use this is a basic model to use yours for.
na.me: (your choice) a.ge: 27 gender: Male. appearance: 5' 11", thin, wide shoulders. Dark hair and dark eyes. Bio: Completely up to you. nationality: I used somewhere in Eastern Europe, but you can use anywhere. |
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magma72
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| 01 Mar 2012 08:42 PM |
| To be perfectly honest, I don't have trouble with characterization. But if you do, just think of you or someone you know's personality. You could then alter it and make a variety of characters. |
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| 01 Mar 2012 08:50 PM |
| I am currently in the making of a story called The Three Rebels. I didn't have much trouble with the personalities, I just thought of some misfit gang; A crazed person who used to be an officer in the Army, now makes bombs and is considered a Terrorist. A scrawny, pale, and shy teenager who the Army person dragged into becoming a Rebel with him. And finally, a girl who has just recently finished her first year of College and has a missing eye, never shot a gun, and has a stress problem. |
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| 01 Mar 2012 09:02 PM |
Personalities... Well, as someone said before, create characters in the image of people in your life. For instance, if you may have someone whom is slightly crazy in your life, then base a character on him/her. Or, if you have a happy-go-lucky parent, use that characteristic for a character.
As for the roles... Those require deep thought. Whatever you choose for their roles, it should intertwine with the main plot. Another idea is to introduce a variety of characters, but make them each a benefitial factor in the story, as Charles D....ic....k....en.....ss. did in "Great Expectations". Sometimes, it's also a good idea to rely upon their personalities. A glum, moody character? Perhaps they have a dark background, and they are pulled between good and evil, or something along those terms. You get the idea, I hope.
Hope this helps. |
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magma72
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| 01 Mar 2012 09:20 PM |
@Tai
He does the exact same thing with "A Tale of Two Cities". |
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| 02 Mar 2012 01:02 AM |
Add a rich, snobby, Indian celebrity who is 14.
>I ate an enderman; It stole my liver< |
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| 02 Mar 2012 08:35 AM |
In books, they take you far away. I suggest you make a plot that will do the same.
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| 02 Mar 2012 09:52 AM |
@FOXES
wait what
No one wins a butter eating contest. |
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| 02 Mar 2012 02:03 PM |
Well, you know how in books you feel like your some where else? I think he should think of a plot that will make you feel like that. |
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