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Hello everyone! Iāve been wondering how to make my fairy characters really shine. I have three main fairy characters, named Reike (sheās not as main as the other two though) Faye, and Sje. (No rhyme intended with the last two XD) I want to make them all individual, and get away from stereotypes. Sje dies early in one of the books, and Reike is kinda a damsel in distress, and I feel like Faye might be too much like Holly Short. My fairies need help! Any suggestions?
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i'll make the winter now my home@scripter-of-kingdoms so not sure who Holly Short is, but I suggest really looking into their core personalities. Maybe take a personality quiz as them? (I suggest 16personalities.com or whatever) take their basic personality or how u see them (for instance Reikeās damsel-in-distress nature) and find out WHY do they act like that? Why is this is their personalities?
Did something make her feel she canāt rescue herself? Or would she just prefer to not do the work? Or a completely different reasons?
As for being original with their race, u can either do ur own thing like maybe making ur Fairies almost like a cross between another mythical creature, or giving them certain appearances. Do they have powers? How do they dress and treat each other? Are there any races they donāt like or that they adore?
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A lot of originality can come from looks, even little things, like pointed ears, different kind of wings (think bird, or bat, or furry wings, or wings made of bone or glass!) unusual colored eyes, hair or skin, and such.
And also remember not to worry too much because while some things may be cliche or āoverusedā we, as humans, still go back and read those kinda things because we know what we like. Doesnāt matter if a thousand other books have fairies in it, we like fairies so weāll buy the book. Or, we like fantasy so we know that there are gonna be races in it that weāve seen before ya know?
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hope this helps!
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#ProtectSeb@scripter-of-kingdoms I have never made fairy characters beforeā¦and I donāt write this type of fantasyā¦so Iām afraid I canāt be of much helpā¦but I can tag some other people for you!
And also Iāve never read books with fairies in them before? Besides Artemis Fowl and fairy talesā¦and when you mention fairies the only stereotype I can think of is like the fairies from Disneyās Sleeping Beautyā¦good luck tho!
@gracie-j @joy-caroline @writerlexi1216Lately, it's been on my brain
Would you mind letting me know
If hours don't turn into daysIt looks like you have an awesome fairy cast! (I love all the names btw:)
So the advice that I have is to treat them like humans at first to get to the roots of their personalities and dispositions. (My favorite method is holding individual interviews with the characters in question).
But going deeper: fairies donāt have the same mindset as humans. They have different priorities and ways of responding to situations. In fact, that goes for all fantastical creatures. A unicorn wonāt act like a kelpie, like a sprite wonāt behave like a fairy, like a giant wonāt think like a faun. This is such a fun part of fantasy because there are so many different things happening at once and so many ācreature-culturesā to fill the world thatās built.
The creature genre: fairy, is extremely diverse. Every author, wizard, and little girl who keeps a gold cage under their bed has a different opinion on fairies, what they look like and who they truly are. So thatās another *insert opinion/imagination* area. But faires (depending on origins) often have tempers, lightfooted actions, and are very extroverted and flashy with their magic. So maybe reverse or mix up the normal fairy expectations?And a great area to make them stand out is their magic. Some faires are able to aid nature or conjure light-illusions. Perhaps they can use their magic for only a limited time? Can do only one spell at a time because they canāt focus well? Have to be in a certain mindset to use their spells?
The possibilities go on forever with faires:)@godlyfantasy12 Thank you for the pointers!! Iāll definitely use those. š
@devastate-lasting Well, maybe once Iām published youāll read a couple fairy books š š
@abigail-m THANK YOU SO MUCH!! That was actually REALLY helpful, I screenshotted it so I can look at it whenever I need š thank you so much again! Iāll definitely use those tips.Ā
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i'll make the winter now my home@scripter-of-kingdoms Of course! Iād love to read your books!
Lately, it's been on my brain
Would you mind letting me know
If hours don't turn into days@devastate-lasting Aw, yay! Iām trying to get book one of eight done at the moment XD itās kinda stressful but I think itāll be worth it. š
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i'll make the winter now my home@scripter-of-kingdoms Good luck!
Lately, it's been on my brain
Would you mind letting me know
If hours don't turn into days@devastate-lasting Thank you!! š
Also, I havenāt forgotten about making the manga panels, Iāve just been busy and havenāt had the time to, lol. Iāll try to get cracking on that but no promises itāll be good. XD
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i'll make the winter now my home@scripter-of-kingdoms Of course! Take everything on your own time. I know youāve been busy.
Lately, it's been on my brain
Would you mind letting me know
If hours don't turn into days@devastate-lasting Do you have any suggestions for what the manga should be about? I was considering inspiring from one of my WIPs but it seemed kinda hard.. would it be ok if I just literally drew a scene from one of my books in manga style? XD
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i'll make the winter now my home@scripter-of-kingdoms A scene from your book seems like a good place to start! After all, you know what itās gonna be like, so it should be easier than starting from scratch.
Lately, it's been on my brain
Would you mind letting me know
If hours don't turn into days@devastate-lasting Ok, Iāll try to do that then, lol. Iāve been studying formatting and technicalities in manga, so hopefully that helps too.
(YAY I GET TO DRAW MY CHARRIES IN MANGA STYLEEEEEE)
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i'll make the winter now my home@scripter-of-kingdoms Oooh, thatās so cool that you have fairies in you novel!!!!!! As you probably already guessed, I love fairies!!! š
I donāt know how much help I will be but here are some suggestions or things to think about. What kind of magic do your fairies use? Is it fairy dust, wands, or hand magic? Are they small fairies or people-sized fairies? Maybe each fairy uses magic differently? Maybe one of your fairies likes to use magic but another one would rather do without magic? How close are they to nature (basically, are they nature oriented)? Sorry if I wasnāt much help. š
"It looks like a fairy world"~Meg from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Fall in love with JesusIām glad I could help:)
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