Character Portraying/Creating Tips
May 6, 2015 3:05:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2015 3:05:06 GMT
Helloooooo! So I couldn't decide if this should go in General or here but since it has more to do with general writing I decided it would go here. These aren't rules of course, just some tips and suggestions for how to make your characters have more depth, seem a bit more realistic, and how to have more fun with exploring them.
One is that you should have a good idea of their personality. What kind of person are they? Here the smaller details are just as important as the bigger ones. Nervous habits? Do they hide their emotions or are the expressive? If they're more quiet or even sinister, why? Is there a reason? If your character has an ambition or goal why?
Another SUPER important things is that relationships aren't made in a few minutes. They're built over time, after you have a lot of experiences with another person. Your characters shouldn't be instant-lovers or haters for no reason, because that isn't how people work. If you have two characters that are supposed to be a couple at some point, make sure the relationship has time to work itself out, it will have it's ups and downs before your characters are at the point of "hmm let's be a couple because I really like you and I think you might like me too". You don't meet somebody and want to kiss them passionately after knowing each other for five minutes. If that is what happens, remember that since the relationship is not well founded, it could easily fall apart.
The small habits are just as important as the big ones. They add another bit of personality to the character. Just for examples I'll share some of my character's tiny habits. Damian and Cody are both fidgety-- Damian likes having something, usually a pencil or something to keep his hands busy and Cody just gets uncomfortable while not on the move. Zachary always pushes his glasses up even when he doesn't have to. They seem like insignificant traits but they make your character seem a little more real.
Don't make your character a "Superman". As in, don't have them be perfect. They aren't going to be able to fight and win for no reason or be nice to everyone and they won't forgive everyone. They will have problems, whether it be with other people or conflict in themselves, but they won't be able to win every fight and can get hurt. They are not invincible. They are not immune to negative feelings. And that's okay. Nobody is.
Death is not something anyone can just shrug off. Unless they have been through something UTTERLY TRULY SCARRING has happened to them before and I mean REALLY REALLY REALLY HORRIBLE to the point of them losing some of their humanity then they will not be able to look at a death and go on right after. The process of grieving and mourning is long and it has ups and downs and it's difficult and it will take a long time. I'm talking months, even years. They shouldn't be able to shrug it off unless perhaps it's an apocalypse but that's a different story completely.
Umm....that's all I can think of for now but if I think of more, I'll definitely add more. >v< Hope this helps to anyone who reads it.
One is that you should have a good idea of their personality. What kind of person are they? Here the smaller details are just as important as the bigger ones. Nervous habits? Do they hide their emotions or are the expressive? If they're more quiet or even sinister, why? Is there a reason? If your character has an ambition or goal why?
Another SUPER important things is that relationships aren't made in a few minutes. They're built over time, after you have a lot of experiences with another person. Your characters shouldn't be instant-lovers or haters for no reason, because that isn't how people work. If you have two characters that are supposed to be a couple at some point, make sure the relationship has time to work itself out, it will have it's ups and downs before your characters are at the point of "hmm let's be a couple because I really like you and I think you might like me too". You don't meet somebody and want to kiss them passionately after knowing each other for five minutes. If that is what happens, remember that since the relationship is not well founded, it could easily fall apart.
The small habits are just as important as the big ones. They add another bit of personality to the character. Just for examples I'll share some of my character's tiny habits. Damian and Cody are both fidgety-- Damian likes having something, usually a pencil or something to keep his hands busy and Cody just gets uncomfortable while not on the move. Zachary always pushes his glasses up even when he doesn't have to. They seem like insignificant traits but they make your character seem a little more real.
Don't make your character a "Superman". As in, don't have them be perfect. They aren't going to be able to fight and win for no reason or be nice to everyone and they won't forgive everyone. They will have problems, whether it be with other people or conflict in themselves, but they won't be able to win every fight and can get hurt. They are not invincible. They are not immune to negative feelings. And that's okay. Nobody is.
Death is not something anyone can just shrug off. Unless they have been through something UTTERLY TRULY SCARRING has happened to them before and I mean REALLY REALLY REALLY HORRIBLE to the point of them losing some of their humanity then they will not be able to look at a death and go on right after. The process of grieving and mourning is long and it has ups and downs and it's difficult and it will take a long time. I'm talking months, even years. They shouldn't be able to shrug it off unless perhaps it's an apocalypse but that's a different story completely.
Umm....that's all I can think of for now but if I think of more, I'll definitely add more. >v< Hope this helps to anyone who reads it.
