tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post1342899210686213000..comments2023-12-02T05:59:27.143-05:00Comments on YAtopia: Character Development - Getting RealSM Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03546994863993080465noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-39210947782585297252012-12-20T15:19:25.822-05:002012-12-20T15:19:25.822-05:00Character development is very important when writi...Character development is very important when writing. Even such things as their cadence can alter a character (y'all instead of you all.) It's one of the aspects of my own book I found to be very important. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-71866624113985218732012-12-03T00:49:50.888-05:002012-12-03T00:49:50.888-05:00Ohh, this is great. I love the motivations/dream p...Ohh, this is great. I love the motivations/dream part, and the insecurities. They can be tied together so easily and marvelously; whose dreams do not involve overcoming deep insecurities? Great, great post! I always forget about the dreams part. Sigh. I'm going to try to force myself to remember as I write for now on!SC Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382410035007943921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-49790238215155061132012-12-02T15:33:45.872-05:002012-12-02T15:33:45.872-05:00Excellent question! Unfortunately I think it's...Excellent question! Unfortunately I think it's a product of authors not knowing how to place their protagonists in whatever position is required in a plausible way... so they just make the protagonist decide to put themselves in the position. <br /><br />I too find it frustrating as a reader. But I also know how hard it is to write genuinely well, so....AimeeLSalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17763596557256341788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-2034457707385461832012-12-02T12:45:48.959-05:002012-12-02T12:45:48.959-05:00I come across a lot of books where the main protao...I come across a lot of books where the main protaognist is too stupid to live (TSTL) and it's annoying! Why do authors do that?Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02393654291460364161noreply@blogger.com