S.G.Dewey

Ohhh, I see. It’s not one big decision; it’s many little realizations and choices that slowly lead up to her making the big decision. Thank you for clarifying that.

Don’t give us long scenes with nothing but the character sitting and pondering all this

That’s what I was dreading when I made the “annoying and unrealistic” comment. Action s…[Read more]

Thanks for explaining all that to me! I finally understand character arcs. 🙂
Uh-oh, it looks like I have more rewriting to do. My major theme is self-sacrifice, being willing do die for what is right. But all 4 of my MCs are already on the right side at the beginning of the story. I don’t want to wreck them all and then slowly piece them back…[Read more]

Thanks, @Daeus! You’re right; ignoring them would be worse than accidentally misrepresenting them. I hadn’t thought about it that way. And adding a historical note to clear up those mistakes is a great idea.

Thanks, Kate and Daeus! I do need to spend more time visualizing my characters.
I think I see what my problem is. I’ve been thinking of my character as a bunch of puzzle pieces (flaws, traits, worldview etc.) to be fitted together, instead of as a person. No wonder they are such a mess! Thank you for helping me see that.

I was wondering how to…[Read more]

Thanks, Kate and Daeus! I do need to spend more time visualizing my characters.
I think I see what my problem is. I’ve been thinking of my character as a bunch of puzzle pieces (flaws, traits, worldview etc.) to be fitted together, instead of as a person. No wonder they are such a mess! Thank you for helping me see that.
I was wondering how to…[Read more]

Everybody says I read fast, and I don’t think I miss anything major. But, despite my high aspirations, I’m not yet much of a writer. So don’t let me mess up your theory. 🙂

That’s okay. 🙂 I write best when I don’t try to structure it, but I wasn’t sure if that was okay. It’s nice to know I’m not the only writer like that.

Thank you so much, Kate! That is very helpful. I never thought about quirks being different from personality, but you’re right. I’m realizing that all my main characters are basically me, plus some embellishments. Which means they are just about identical on the inside. 🙁 I’ll have to fix that somehow.
Does a character have to have a major flaw…[Read more]

So my point is, don’t assign your characters personality traits from the outside and expect those traits to work inward. You have to take the human core, and build on it from the inside out.

@Kate-Flournoy – This is a little off topic, but would you please tell me how exactly you do that? Right now I’m revisiting my first tangled attempt at a n…[Read more]

@faithdk – Wow, you’ve been published three times? That’s awesome! Congratulations! How did you structure your articles? I’m still trying to figure article structure out. 🙂

Hi Faith! Welcome to the forum.
Ooh, you have chickens? We had chickens for a while, and it was fun. What have you written so far?

Hi Levi! I’m sorry it took me so long to get back to you.
I noticed that you made a distinction between “real” wizards and fantasy ones, “real” witches and fantasy ones, etc. It seems like you believe that they are evil in the real world, but not necessarily so in fantasy. I can’t agree with you there. They are the servants of Satan, and it…[Read more]

Hi Levi! I’m sorry it took me so long to get back to you.
I noticed that you made a distinction between “real” wizards and fantasy ones, “real” witches and fantasy ones, etc. It seems like you believe that they are evil in the real world, but not necessarily so in fantasy. I can’t agree with you there. They are the servants of Satan, and it…[Read more]

Verse 3 flows much better now, without the “the”s. I actually liked the original verse 1, because it sounded very mysterious, but that’s just me. 🙂

Verse 3 flows much better now, without the “the”s. I actually liked the original verse 1, because it sounded very mysterious, but that’s just me.

@wordfitlyspoken – It works! Thank you so much! My parents are very happy, too. 🙂

@wordfitlyspoken – Thank you! I’ll have to check that out.

Thank you. I’m not familiar with that term, but I can look it up. 🙂