- How do YOU plan YOUR story? You write it all down and start writing down what you planned in the first (or whatever) chapter? Do you write your ideas down as you write your first chapter?
-I personally find it easier for me to pre-write my story chapters down in a notebook so i can
reread it and see how it sounds in my head first
- What inspires the look of your characters (physical, mental, emotional, and social)?
-My looks of my characters are either inspired by things i havent seen used much or combined traits from me and my closest family or just things i love to see like freckles for example. Also i base my characters off of what their race is and then i do research on proper eye colors etc…
- How many characters do you usually plan to develop and/or fall in your story?
- I plan for my Mc’s family and my Li’s family first then i start working off of my story line.
- How many MCs and side characters do you have in your story? Is it important to develop all of them?
-I have 1 Mc, 1Li, and 3 side characters related to the Mc that will have a side story and 4 characters related to the Li that will have a side story
- Do you struggle with narration and/or character dialogue? If so, which one? (For me, I struggle with the wording of narration when ot comes to describing a certain situation.)
-Mine is also the wording of it
- How do you end up finding the perfect setting in which your characters live, travel, and leave? (For example, my characters live in LA, but they will soon be moving to Florida.)
-My story will be based in Chicago. I love Chicago thats were i got the idea from and later on in the story my Mc and Li will travel to New Orleans because I always wanted to visit
- Which one do you prefer to call your character traits?
I use option 1 when describing my traits for my characters
Option 1
Positive personality traits: Clever, Skilled, and Humble
Negative personality traits: Whiny, Impatient, Unfaithful
or…
Option 2
Pros (I couldn’t think of another word): Social, Independent, and Quiet
Flaws: Idiotic, Stubborn, and Cold
- Besides personality, what are some other complex (or little) traits should I think about when planning out my characters?
-food they like,things they do that only people who either pay attention or truly know them would know about like biting your lower lip when in deep thought
- Do you prefer when a character’s looks are described through narration or character dialogue? Why?
yes because there are reason we make characters look a certain way and the readers need to know
- How hard is it writing about a foreign character? How much research should you do? When is it necessary to add such information to the story (for example, she celebrates the Three Kings Day in Mexico)?
- its kinda hard but i do research and ask around the forums for help