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[ACSlater]

I have been doing a watch of ST: Voyager lately. I still chuckle every time Seven of Nine shows up in one of her catsuits. 

[Blankments]

5 minutes ago, Just Tele said:

 

Short answer: no

 

Slightly longer answer: maybe, if it seems to help you discover them.

 

Slightly longer answer: Every writers' process is different. It may work for you, or not, or kinda work. It's up to you.

going off these answers, it seems more likely I find the characters through talking it out with a friend, much like how last night I developed a (what I believe to be) well-thought-out fantasy world with the main characters as ideas rather than with personalities so far.

 

I guess I'll do that later today lol

[Dementeleus]

3 minutes ago, Poe Blankeron said:

going off these answers, it seems more likely I find the characters through talking it out with a friend, much like how last night I developed a (what I believe to be) well-thought-out fantasy world with the main characters as ideas rather than with personalities so far.

 

I guess I'll do that later today lol

 

So talk it out and if necessary (and if they're willing), record it so you have more than just your memory. Or use those questionnaire things as a jumping-off point -- don't treat them literally, but as a way to start thinking about them outside of the story/universe you're creating.

Edited January 15, 2018 by Just Tele

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Just now, Just Tele said:

 

So talk it out and if necessary (and if they're willing), record it so you have more than just your memory.

Oh don't worry, I took notes last night. I have a file I'm putting together that's gonna be laid out with like WORLD RULES; CHARACTER TRAITS; and of course, the final outline before I begin writing.

 

There's too much spitballing that ends up being bad that I don't think is worth recording myself.

[WrathOfHan]

The Commuter:

 

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[That One Girl]

Just now, WrathOfHan said:

The Commuter:

 

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bad opinion.

[WrathOfHan]

1 minute ago, That One Guy said:

 

bad opinion.

Where did I say I didn't like it?

[That One Girl]

Just now, WrathOfHan said:

Where did I say I didn't like it?

 

You implied it!

[YM!]

raegr/All Alts - (1/15/18) - Permanently Banned  for trolling and creating multiple accounts. 

 

 

 

 

 

Bout time.

Edited January 15, 2018 by YourMother the Edgelord

[The Panda]

Just remember to put all of your characters through the 200 part Mary Sue which requires your character to be within a strict 20-40 range to be considered “a strong character”!

 

DONT PULL A DISNEY!!  DONT MAKE ANOTHER MARY REY SUE!

Edited January 15, 2018 by New Year New Panda

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LOL strong characters are boring

 

I'm excited to write this mainly because I'm going with child protagonists, a whole buncha sadness and a fantasy setting WITHOUT a dumb chosen one narrative

[Dementeleus]

1 minute ago, Poe Blankeron said:

LOL strong characters are boring

 

I'm excited to write this mainly because I'm going with child protagonists, a whole buncha sadness and a fantasy setting WITHOUT a dumb chosen one narrative

 

So..... un-produceable?  

Edited January 15, 2018 by Just Tele

[That One Girl]

 

damn @WrathOfHan, you got me.

[AniNate]

1 minute ago, Just Tele said:

 

So..... un-produceable?  

 

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3 minutes ago, Just Tele said:

 

So..... un-produceable?  

nothing i love more than someone in film telling me what I can and can't do within a piece of theater, thanks tele

[AniNate]

I've had fantasies of being a screenwriter but I'm too self-conscious about how stupid my ideas sound to commit to it.

[CoolioD1]

finished the first season of marvelous mrs maisel. overall it was pretty wonderful. doing research afterwards i noticed a pretty weird oversight though, and that's that rachel brosnahan hasn't been cast in every single major motion picture currently in production. seriously she's amazing.

[That One Girl]

2 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:

finished the first season of marvelous mrs maisel. overall it was pretty wonderful. doing research afterwards i noticed a pretty weird oversight though, and that's that rachel brosnahan hasn't been cast in every single major motion picture currently in production. seriously she's amazing.

 

1 week ago:

 

On 1/7/2018 at 9:55 PM, CoolioD1 said:

sometimes i think the golden globes make up tv shows to award.

 

[CoolioD1]

Just now, That One Guy said:

 

1 week ago:

 

 

i only watched it because amazon are offering it for free too. but hey the golden globes made up a pretty great show i must say. give it all the emmys too.

[Dementeleus]

4 minutes ago, tribefan695 said:

I've had fantasies of being a screenwriter but I'm too self-conscious about how stupid my ideas sound to commit to it.

 

No snark -- everyone thinks this at one point or another. If you dream of doing you should try doing it at least once.