Michael Stanton

@jenali Looks like a good set of minor characters there! I like the fact that you have a foil situation with Teren’s house and the country as a whole. Those kinds of comparisons can make for effective theme development.

@jenali I would generally agree with that as an overall principle. I will mention, though, that with short stories you also have less space, so sometimes I think leaving minor characters undeveloped can make more sense in a short story given how little space you have to work with.

I haven’t read that book, but it sounds like a good example!…[Read more]

@jenali Got it. Sounds like a good arc for her then. With that piece in place, all of that looks good!

@anna-brie

Yeah, when you make the plot goals secretly dependent on the thematic goals (which it looks like you’re doing here), the plot doesn’t always align as clearly with the character arc moments as it would otherwise. Sometimes you’ll want to look to a minor theme to keep the rest of the plot relevant, as it looks like you’re doing with…[Read more]

@anna-brie Elanor and Marianne definitely constitute a good foil in Sense and Sensibility. Keep looking for examples and I’m sure you’ll be able to come up with more!

@PerfectFifths *nods* an INFP is a good thing to be. I’m one myself. 😉

@GracieGirl me too? Please?

@Daeus there won’t be a test. 😉

@Daeus the basic difference between J and P is that Judgers make life happen, while more often than not Perceivers let life happen and respond accordingly.

@Daeus though I have noticed that when INFJs go into fanatic mode like that they get a little hardened. 😛

@Dragon-Snapper I rebel. 😀 Anna may be jumpy but to me that’s part of the reason I liked her. Just sayin’.

@GracieGirl ha! I need one of those lists… *starts to scribble it down**realizes they’re all villains* Um… never mind. XD

@Daeus yes! Who would have thought it? *grins*

@Daeus I can think of several backstories that could have happened to him and I do NOT want to hear about them… XD

It is amazing though. Just goes to show how crucial it is to understand the functions themselves and not the stereotypes.

@Daeus OH— my goodness. Yes. You’re right. *stares at screen**nervous smile**huddles deeper into blankets and cuddles stuffed leopard* Yeah. He is.
Please. Never become an apothecary. 😛

@GracieGirl he seems pretty serious. XD I hadn’t seen it until about a month ago. I’m not a big Disney person, quite honestly. Just never got into it. And Frozen definitely has it’s problems… like Elsa. For a main character, she had some major characterization issues, and… actually no. I’m not going to go that way. WHOEVER WANTS TO WATCH IT,…[Read more]

@Dragon-Snapper *opens mouth wide**takes deep breath* ‘LET IT GO!’
*dissolves into a fit of laughter* I’ll say one thing for that song— it’s certainly fun to sing. All those high notes and long holds… *shivers of delight*
And come on. Really. It wasn’t as bad as people make out. I enjoyed it. I mean, for what it WAS— it’s not like high…[Read more]

@Dragon-Snapper *opens mouth wide**takes deep breath* ‘LET IT GO!’
*dissolves into a fit of laughter* I’ll say one thing for that song— it’s certainly fun to sing. All those high notes and long holds… *shivers of delight*
And come on. Really. It wasn’t as bad as people make out. I enjoyed it. I mean, for what it WAS— it’s not like high…[Read more]

@Daeus it wasn’t THAT bad… XD

Yeah, what’s up with that? Either we’re prancing through a field of flowers, or wreaking havoc throughout the universe!

@graciegirl YES. It’s crazy. :’D Literally the only INFP heroes/heroines I’ve been able to find are Frodo Baggins, Arwen Undomiel, Anne of Green Gables, and one or two others I can’t remember. Whereas the villains… I can…[Read more]

@GracieGirl ha! 😀 I haven’t read it either. INFP villains do seem to be remarkably prevalent though. It’s scary actually, but since I’ve started looking I’ve found more INFP villains than I have heroes. ;P

@GracieGirl oooh, actually you know what? You’re right. Good example.