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Personally I like to write down everything that I know first. Sometimes it’s world-building stuff, sometimes it’s about the characters, and sometimes it’s actual plot. Then I fill in anything I need as I’m writing, like if I haven’t written down a basic structure for the first episode, I try to come up with something. Lastly, I try to keep track of anything important that I want to use later like plot-twists or even gains for choices.
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For me it’s kind of just a vibe, lol.
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Usually I have 4 to 6 characters that I think should be well fleshed out, but it depends on your story’s capacity for that. No sense in adding unnecessary characters, in my opinion.
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I think any character that shows up with some frequency should have at least some basic development (i.e. a modivation, a loved one, a personality, or a back story). In terms of numbers, my current story has maybe four main characters and another four side characters I plan on really developing.
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I definitely struggle with narration, so I tend to focus more on dialogue.
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My stories all take place in fantasy settings so I’m not super qualified to address that, lol
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No preference, I don’t really write out my character traits (but that’s a good idea, maybe I should start)
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Relationships, goals, and modivations are the big ones, in my opinion. A character should be a person, so even if you don’t mention all those things, it should be clear that they relate to the world beyond th scope of your story.
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Neither, in episode I can see a character, so I don’t really care if/ how they’re described.
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I don’t really write foreign characters (fantasy), but I think if you’re trying to flesh someone out culturally it might help to think about how you put information in about domestic characters, for example, if you have a domestic character celebrating a holiday and they mention that, it would track that a foreign character might do the same.
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