Comments on: Hateful Avatars: How (Not) To Create Characters

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:07:36 +0000

LivelyC –

You’re on the right track towards (not!) creating a great character! High-fve.

– c.

By: LivelyClamor

LivelyClamor — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:08:48 +0000

..and the volcano’s story arc will be literal: how it bowed upwards from the ground

By: LivelyClamor

LivelyClamor — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:07:07 +0000

I like it! I can write a fiction piece about how a volcano erupted under Las Vegas. It will be all about the volcano, which will remain nameless, and it’s fiction, since there are no volcanoes under Las Vegas (as opposed to, say, the volcanoes in the Cascades).

Or I could create one of those stereotypical dudes about which every woman he tries to date says “He has no character”…and market the work as a sleeping aid. I could make millions off insomniacs!

Oh, the places I could go!

enjoying the tips. Seriously

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Six People in My (Virtual) Neighborhood | Guy LeCharles Gonzalez — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:32:26 +0000

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By: Eddy Webb

Eddy Webb — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:16:54 +0000

All I got out of this was “play more Halo.”

So I’m going to play more Halo.

By: Fred Hicks

Fred Hicks — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:38:18 +0000

Chuck Wending’s writing advice totally (verb)ed me in my (noun)!

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:19:01 +0000

Fred: Well-done! I also didn’t talk about how truly awesome is the Mary Sue character.

Erica: Yes. Mad libs are a great way of creating rich, delectable character experiences. They’re also a profound way of answering life’s most troubling questions!

– c.

By: Erica McGillivray

Erica McGillivray — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:30:36 +0000

I think you failed to mention life’s greatest invention for creating characters: Mad Libs.

_[Name]_ is a _[adjective]_ and totally, really, very _[adjective]_ with _[adjective]_ _[body part]_.

Rinse and repeat for every character upon introduction.

That is if you’re silly enough to include more than one character in your story.