July 2012
Fuck Yeah Character Development!: Likable Villains... →
fuckyeahcharacterdevelopment:
We’ve gotten quite a few Asks regarding making a villain or antagonist a likable, sympathetic, or relatable character. So we’re making you a master post. Enjoy.
Sympathetic Characters:
What makes readers feel sympathetic towards a character? The best, most genuine way to write a character…
waiting-for-the-tardis:
I feel like Tumblr should have a sassy condescending paper-clip
nurse-lalonde:
slayerofthevampyrs:
YOU CAN STILL LOVE A CHARACTER AND THEY CAN BE YOUR FAVORITE AND THEY CAN EVEN BECOME A GOOD PERSON BUT YOU HAVE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE
THEIR
FAULTS
yes
Social anxiety isn’t cool.
OCD isn’t cool.
Bipolar disorder isn’t cool.
Depression isn’t cool.
Cutting isn’t cool.
Phobias aren’t cool.
Trauma isn’t cool.
Sleep disorders aren’t cool.
Eating disorders aren’t cool.
They’re real things, they’re scary, and pretending you have them is just fucking obnoxious and an insult.
Fuck Yeah Character Development!: Introducing Your... →
writ-write-wrote:
A story without characters isn’t a story. There has to be at least one character, be it a person, animal, plant, alien, or mountain.
With that said, however, your characters can’t just randomly poof into the story (… unless they really do poof), or be treated as if…
haegurlhae:
unfollowing me won’t tell you what happened to zuko’s mother
