tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post393982306807913646..comments2024-02-02T23:22:33.356-08:00Comments on From Sarah, With Joy: Whats the Hardest Type of Character for You To Write?Sarah Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-20951729538533835512013-07-27T12:41:33.770-07:002013-07-27T12:41:33.770-07:00"Traditional Football Hero but actually he..."Traditional Football Hero but actually he's super shy and secretly hates sports." --> That's great! Adding quirks to characters always is helpful. <br /><br />What kind of character would be difficult for me to write? I'm not sure but I will think on that one for sure to see if I can work on it in a future story. <br /><br />Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519655950073446857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-49525290951789671092013-07-27T10:28:43.037-07:002013-07-27T10:28:43.037-07:00I guess I don't know what would be hardest for...I guess I don't know what would be hardest for me. I've never really thought about it, but it's a good question. Hmm, I'll have to put some thought into this. :)Rachel Schieffelbeinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01629400142880123520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-68181191168096895252013-07-27T04:43:35.041-07:002013-07-27T04:43:35.041-07:00A normal person/character, who isn't going off...A normal person/character, who isn't going off the deep end (male) or who isn't sexually overcharged (female).G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-85032034875217234592013-07-26T16:10:20.213-07:002013-07-26T16:10:20.213-07:00It's difficult for me to write a character tha...It's difficult for me to write a character that isn't deluded or neurotic in some way, but it's almost impossible for me to write a serious or sentimental character. I cannot do it. I'm afraid to find out what that says about me...brielle?https://www.blogger.com/profile/04291055228282231963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-23041328187119286212013-07-26T06:25:44.967-07:002013-07-26T06:25:44.967-07:00I think I'd have the same problem as you, Sara...I think I'd have the same problem as you, Sarah. I love a bit of quirk in my characters too :-) Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-91037895462703431122013-07-25T12:34:42.355-07:002013-07-25T12:34:42.355-07:00Whatever the character, its important to make them...Whatever the character, its important to make them live. I have read books where some, if not all, of the characters are so flat they could have been ironed.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-55459423608629983082013-07-25T11:38:03.715-07:002013-07-25T11:38:03.715-07:00You need to market a t-shirt that says, "Quir...You need to market a t-shirt that says, "Quirk them up." My character challenge is a vulnerable female. I always want to yell at them to step up the plate and quit their whining. Guess I need to mine some empathy for those gals.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-25484205906371675782013-07-25T02:11:06.985-07:002013-07-25T02:11:06.985-07:00 My most difficult characters are flat or stock ch... My most difficult characters are flat or stock characters. I go way too far into motivations and backstories, with characters where it will never even matter. Then it keeps going in my head until I am convinced they need their own book entirely. <br /><br />I feel like we push and push for round, fleshed-out characters, but sometimes we really need characters that can fade into the background and give the leads some room to shine. Christine Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-39394979108527526462013-07-24T10:29:19.751-07:002013-07-24T10:29:19.751-07:00My most difficult character was a woman. (Yeah, do...My most difficult character was a woman. (Yeah, don't laugh.) But I did it. So I upped the challenge and wrote a small boy. Think I did all right with that one as well. Not sure what difficult character I will tackle next.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-44576854032677659052013-07-24T09:43:06.498-07:002013-07-24T09:43:06.498-07:00You know, I've never thought of that. I don...You know, I've never thought of that. I don't know. Good post! You left me wandering about this.<br /><br />Hugs and chocolate,<br />Shellyshellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-43277577231631306472013-07-24T09:24:50.774-07:002013-07-24T09:24:50.774-07:00Putting them in a short story would definitely hel...Putting them in a short story would definitely help. I do it all the time, and it works wonders. The hardest characters for me to write are the different ones. I wrote a book a while back about a girl who goes crazy, and writing what went on in her head was the hardest thing I've ever written. Other tricky characters are the antagonists. I CANNOT come up with good motivations, dialogue, etc., so I usually have them silent or working through others (and I fill up the extra space with fight scenes because FUN).Kyle Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567036917033549600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-52986941332209523682013-07-24T09:03:57.611-07:002013-07-24T09:03:57.611-07:00Snarky. I am particularly bad when it comes to wri...Snarky. I am particularly bad when it comes to writing snarky characters. Which is interesting because I'm naturally snarky in real life! I don't know why it is so difficult for me, but it is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973242728265092842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-50155081508552925302013-07-24T07:51:27.312-07:002013-07-24T07:51:27.312-07:00I struggle with some of the same things you do, bu...I struggle with some of the same things you do, but readers are not all alike. We need characters we can relate to. And avoiding cliche characters is a good thing. Don't be afraid to break the mold. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-82618351720433680682013-07-24T07:33:26.784-07:002013-07-24T07:33:26.784-07:00Ive been told that my best characters are the chil...Ive been told that my best characters are the children and the older people. I tend to struggle with "normal" characters, people my age, living regular lives, etc. I do write bad guys pretty well, though - not sure what that says about me.... :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554125151787997248.post-19673337534923112622013-07-24T05:09:23.377-07:002013-07-24T05:09:23.377-07:00The cocky, overly confident womanizer. I hate the...The cocky, overly confident womanizer. I hate them in real life so if I were to write one I'd make him a big, gigantic jerk face and no one would like him. At all. Aurora Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08683985157118597158noreply@blogger.com