Gwyndalf the Wise

@whalekeeper

Right. Someone I was talking to was like, “there always has to be a reason!” And I’m like, “uh, sinful nature.” Yes, this character has daddy issues, but I’m not going to reward him for his selfish attitude, I’m going to call him out for it and punish him in-story. Even a person with perfect parents and a loving environment i…

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@whalekeeper

Oh, like with the Peanuts?

XD  No. It’s a Disney cartoon that has just two seasons. It has fun characters and a really well planned out story with a good ending.

It’s about two siblings, Dipper and Mabel, who go to their great uncle’s (gruncle’s) house for the summer. Their gruncle lives in Gravity Falls, a tiny town in Oregon where…[Read more]

@whalekeeper

I meant hypothetically, if a girl was open to dating, those things wouldn’t push her away.

ok, yeah, you’re right.
I remember being confused when my old school friends had crushes on very annoying, trouble making boys in our class.

@whalekeeper

YES, this. I’ve tried to explain this to some people and they don’t get it for some reason.

I think people tend to forget that humans are irrational. We don’t always do things that make sense. So writers try to rationalize their characters’ bad behavior by giving them tragic backstories.

(Maybe? Idk, just a theory)

@whalekeeper

Like Gravity Falls! (Have you seen it? It’s the best) You never even see the parents’ faces.

I’ve always liked your characters, and I never knew anything about their past. They’re interesting enough without that 😉

Awww thanks :]

I also like emphasizing in my stories the fact that people don’t need trauma or terrible tragedy in their lives in order to struggle with sin. Everyone has problems to overcome, even Average Joe with his calm, happy, suburban childhood.

@jonas

Yes, that does make sense, thanks!

So when they they don’t have backstories, that just means they’ve led a normal, unremarkable life up until the start of the story, right?

@whalekeeper

Yay! That’s great! I took a nap yesterday and I remember hoping that you were resting too.

@rae @whaley

Ngl, I think you should be asking, what girl would not want to date him?

Uh, not me. Though he does have cool knives and a cute dog dragon so I guess that’s a plus…

I have a question @anyone

Do characters actually need backstories?

I mean, I love writing them. Tragic backstories of course (in small doses), cheerful backstories with fun family dynamics… but I’ve realized that very few of my characters actually have backstories.

Eddie and Ellie, for example, the MCs of my Paper Stars story, have literally…[Read more]

@freedomwriter76

AKKKK GIRLIE YOU’RE REWRITING IT?!?! YAYYYYYY 😍😍😍😍😍😍

I LOVE IT SMM 🥰😍😍

All the babies oh my goodness 😭😭😭💔💔🥰😍

Eeeeek I love it 😭😭😍😍

@smiley

GIRLLLL!!!

Your art is amazing!! 😍😍😍😍😍 I LOVE…

@jonas

Ah, makes sense. I’m not actually sure I’ve read that XD

@whalekeeper Ack! That sounds awful. Hope you get plenty of rest and feel better soon!

@freedomwriter76

I only have a few minutes in this world left, and I want you to have what’s in my pocket.”

😂😂😂😭

I wish I had old writing, I didn’t really write as a kid unfortunately, this is just hilarious though XD death scenes are kinda hard to get right though tbh.

Also… Villain Riker? 😳 not the baby!

@lightoverdarkness6

LOL I loved that XD did the cabinets to other worlds idea perhaps come from a narnia book? It feels really familiar lol

@keilah-h

I hate how toxic many of my fandoms are, too.

Ikr? It’s awful

Can you believe a lot of the Minecraft players?? Especially concerning the mob votes (which I think are really fun).

Yeah I feel really bad for the people trying tbh, nothing can be perfect and letting players choose a mob is far more freedom than most companies would…[Read more]

@freedomwriter76 ehhh he’ll be interesting!

and when he inevitably dies, people will be like “awww but I was hoping for a good ending!”

@mineralizedwritings I hate how toxic many of my fandoms are, too.

Can you believe a lot of the Minecraft players?? Especially concerning the mob votes (which I think are really fun).

Also, I read a saying, “Nobody hates Star Wars more than Star Wars fans,” and I hate how true it is.

And as for Marvel, the less-than-stellar writing and supposed…[Read more]

@freedomwriter76 awww that first one is sweet!

and the second two ideas?

Hey, I’d try it out, might be interesting!

@rae cool beans!

I love how I can see all this Star Wars stuff in your stories even though they have nothing to do with each other lol

Maybe it means I’ll like whatever you’ve written once it’s published!