Kathleen

@kathleenramm Yeah, I like making my characters based on me! They are not that similar to me though, like at ALL, they maybe have a similar personality detail or mannerisms as I do and that’s pretty much it. XD It explains why one of my MCs, Bren, has the same personality type as me though. (ENFP-T, but she’s crazier. Like, way, way, crazier.)…[Read more]

@kathleenramm Probably because I realised that it had potential to be something really good…and that I wanted to traditionally publish it…so I waited years for my writing skills to improve before attempting to start it now…and also because I decided I wanted to try something new, and that I wanted to see if I could produce works that kids…[Read more]

@kathleenramm Process? What process?  Haha, this will be a longggggg post.

Often, a main character of mine will start out as a persona of me. It’s weird, but I do it. For those of you who know Kadotake— she’s based on me (although very slightly. the similarities stop at appearance) and was originally a character from a fanfic I abandoned. XD

On…[Read more]

@Kathleenramm

Ooh, great question! I love your process too:) It actually looks somewhat similar to mine.
Tbh, I haven’t created a MC in a long time since I’ve been so busy with my currant WIP XD

Usually I start when I see a photo of quote that inspires the character.
Then I decide a couple basics facts about them, like what she/he likes, hat…[Read more]

@kathleenramm

Awesome!!  What genre is the story?

@kathleenramm

Hey!  I’m actually writing rn.  As of now, I’ve written 1048 out of my goal 2414 (for Camp NaNo).  What about you?

@kathleenramm

I like to fill out character sheets for my MCs, but I always have a main motivation, dream, hate/love, and arc for all my characters.  I usually try to develop my MC before developing the world they’re in (is that good or bad?) because I want them to be active rather than passive.  I jot down what I know about the character then I b…[Read more]

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I’m pretty sure that works for me.  I’ll just be writing on and off for the rest of the day, so I’ll hopefully catch you around! 😉

@kathleenramm Character development is actually not my strong suit. I rarely go around planning what my characters are gonna look like before I start writing. Usually my mind goes, “I want a story about this.” And then I already have some vague ideas of what the main character is like (e.g. one personality trait, one physical appearance trait, but…[Read more]

@mkfairygirl

Aw, thanks, and no problem!!

@kathleenramm

I’m so sorry, as soon as I wrote that, my parents wanted to do something together and I sadly couldn’t write…  Can we do it sometime today?  Whenever you’re free.  (btw, was your writing time productive?

@kathleenramm

What encourages me generally differs depending on why I’m discouraged. God blessed me with an exceptionally easy project that I’ve been working on for the past two years or so, so it’s a little tricky to remember the last time I handled discouragement well, since the project before that… I did not handle well. XD But I remember…[Read more]

@gracie-j Oh my goodness! I have seen Beyond the Mask! I love it! It’s one of my favorite Christian movies of all time. Very good plot and amazing message and acting (which you don’t usually get these days)

@kathleenramm There would be so many that I would do! But I think one that would be cool is like a mystery/fantasy.

@kathleenramm Thanks for that encouraging message. I have to also admit that lately I have gotten very discouraged with my writing. I just feel like it’s terrible! And what hurts is that my sister and best friend are really good at it!

But when I feel discouraged, I just remember that these things take time, and that I still need to edit it. No…[Read more]

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All those helpful author quotes are always so encouraging and inspiring, especially because I know that they had pretty trashy stuff too, before they started to improve it.  I’ll just scroll through pages of quotes… and then take a walk to clear my mind.  And if I need a break from my WIP, I always have a stash of idea notebooks t…[Read more]

@kathleenramm I always hate reading old writing and feeling like I haven’t improved *cries*

To readjust my focus I usually pray but then I also like to remind myself of things like “it’s okay to not be perfect” and things like that XD

@kathleenramm Ah, I do ballet, play piano, make music sheets, make electronic music, draw… And I want to learn other instruments and languages, as well as a lot of other things. Too bad I have no time XD

@kathleenramm I don’t have much to add at the moment (though I’m sure I’ll be back 😉 ), but I just wanted to say that reading your post was super encouraging and helpful–I’m going to definitely try your approach next time I’m feeling discouraged. 😀