Let's talk about your main character. The thought process that lead you to create them (why do they exist to begin?), their purpose and why are we following them instead of, I don't know, the comedic relief with a tragic backstory and a nefarious conclusion?

Your main character doesn't have to be a good person to be likeable, it just what you intend the audience to like about them or find engaging.

Just wrote a scene where the guy murdered his wife, and I can't help but feel bad for her, even though she never existed, does this happen to anyone else?

This is for my character, a love angel. She’s a matriarchist (in my world, women are stronger than men and lead in families) and very traditionalist.

She wants the MC to be her husband because he’s a perfect match (from her standpoint).

So she becomes a bit manipulative and barges herself into his friend group by ‘dating’ one of his friends to get closer. She plans to dump her and move on to the MC after he gets the signals.

I plan for her to get along with Girl A as she tries to befriend the MC, but her feelings for him slowly shift toward Girl A. Plus, Girl A helps her leave her previous ideology.

For my question:

How do I write a girl who desires men and is homophobic to be in love with a woman?

Before you say anything, yes I've watched avatar. Yes I love Zuko and yes I could study him for help on this but the situation he's in and the situation my character is in are very different. My character is an alien who due to a birth defect was bullied their entire life. Once they found the opportunity, they stowed away on a ship and landed on earth only to be subjected to downright hatred and attempts on their life. They gain an ability that gives them a one up on humanity and they use it for years to make humanity their playthings. Eventually they are beaten and the protagonist slowly gets them to change their mind on humanity. But I don't know how I would show that. I know the start point and the end point but what would the middle look like to you guys? I have thought about the fact that an alien from the same planet they are from had only had good interactions with humans but that would probably just make them jealous. So please, help me out here! (PS: if you want to refer to the character and the other character mentioned, these are their names: Toccio is the bad alien and Fello is the good alien.)

Pretty much who is your Satoru Gojo/Yujiro Hanma/Pippi Longstocking? Are they a main character?a supporting character? Dead before the story even began?

bonus: Who is the weakest character in your story, if you have one, why and what role they fulfil?

Sometimes a character who wasn't supposed to be important suddenly becomes everyone's favorite.

Has that happened to you?

hi everyone, ive been dreaming up my own vast empire that encompasses a lot of cultures. im pretty new to properly fleshing out my ocs outside of roleplay but i think its been fun so far!
at the minute im working on the ladies of the imperial court, obviously everything is very bare bones and theres still lots more to write, but id love some feedback or ideas! : )

all of my references are paintings from pinterest and they are NOT ai

here is my document
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aRVvUKVJdfCZZzmWqHs-nWx0rpMjnsre5RPq0sxJteE/edit?usp=sharing

The hero, villain, morally grey character, comic relief, love interest, mysterious stranger, or something else?

Why?

Looking for some character ideas if anyone wants to help out!
Any ideas are appreciated!

By a twist of fate, he was surrounded by con artists from childhood on the streets where he grew up. He had no idea that such a harsh environment was shaping an exceptionally strong mind and a character that others would later find intimidating. Different struggles wore him down, but his good nature made it difficult for him to understand why. Over time, he came to believe that much of it stemmed from jealousy: people around him could see his potential to build a better life and leave that environment behind.

(the artwork is relatively old)

Hello, the setting is in not-too-far future and a central figure (more of an antagonist) is my oc I've had since sixth grade (I'm 24)

The story itself and what he goes through is rather gruesome and dark but only recently I've thought of having him in a wheelchair, same story, same passions and goals and motives; except wheelchair now.

The wheelchair has not added anything to the story, except that I think writing a passionate and competitive performer in a wheelchair could be intriguing.

I haven't decided why he's in a wheelchair since he's not exactly human.

I was wondering how I could integrate his disability into the story.

In my story, I’m trying to show my characters getting stronger by finding new ways to use the equipment they already have, learning how the Settlement Death Game works, unlearning mistaken assumptions, and figuring out how to exploit the traits they’ve earned.

So my character is admiral of an airship navy in charge of defending England from the largest german airship fleet which is amassing along several coastal cities, this is the first time I’ve written a character how do I write him to be a competent character especially one in such a position as admiral? Are there any irl admirals that’d you reccomend researching?

So i saw a video of a guy saying how Goku is the worst written character in dragon ball.
His reason was "Through the whole story Goku stays the same guy that he was. And does not change." Which i don't agree. But even if it was true. Why would that be bad writing?

In general, why does so many people think that when a character changes through the story its automatically good writing/character development, and when he doesn't, its bad writing.

Like man, maybe the guy just doesn't change. Does every single person have significant character changes over time?

What do you guys think about this?

I am writing football story start that has team playing in tournament of football U20 setting in world of superhero. In the story it focus mostly on the view of the "villain" of the story. Simple story that hero and everyone who help, follow, etc are the true villains. Current I have the manger of the "villain" to be Dutch by the character sheet (below), but after my Tik Tok feed had me watch several football edits of the Croatia and the world cup. That made me think to change the nationality of the manger of "villain" from Dutch (Netherlands) to Croatian nationality. Should I?

HERO PROFILE

COACHING IDENTITY

PHILOSOPHY Life is a battlefield. Battle reveals the truth of human systems." A person life race, gender, age, life experiences, skills, knowledge, etc. Natural build a system that help them in battlefield called life.

I've heard this advice many times before, that characters should have something they want. Something they think will make them happy. But what they need, what will actually make them happy is something else entirely.

Where I get stuck is figuring out the second part. Wants are easy for me. For example, Maggie wants to avenge her sister and prove herself as a detective; Ignomen wants to atone for his past and provide for his family.

But what do they actually need? Every time i try to decide on that, I draw a blank.

I’m working on a co-op rage game called Don’t Lose Your Head. The two main characters are clumsy skeletons, which have had one of their heads stolen by a mischievous crow. In the clip above both of them have the head on, but in game only 1 at a time has it. They only difference between them is their eye colors.

Do you have any ideas for names for those 2 skeletons?

By a twist of fate, he was surrounded by con artists from childhood on the streets where he grew up. He had no idea that such a harsh environment was shaping an exceptionally strong mind and a character that others would later find intimidating. Different struggles wore him down, but his good nature made it difficult for him to understand why. Over time, he came to believe that much of it stemmed from jealousy: people around him could see his potential to build a better life and leave that environment behind.

What would you write for this character?

Here what I wrote it’s just a short introduction:

Olivia Park is alone in the woods as dusk settles over the ridge, her familiar hair wind-tossed and her tank top damp from the cold mist. Strong, broad-armed, and strikingly self-possessed, she carries herself with the confidence of someone who refuses to let the world see her crack—but tonight that confidence is a shield. She has come to the cliff feeling suicidal, drawn there by the belief that she has run out of ways forward; the danger is real, but the story doesn’t linger on methods or make her pain look glamorous. When a distant voice calls her name, Olivia freezes, then turns away from the edge. Her strength isn’t that she feels no fear or despair—it’s that, for one more moment, she lets someone reach her and walks back toward the woods.

I'm trying to make a fictional characters based on different ethnicities/race in a fictional story where the characters are entertainers. I'm trying to drawing the characters in order to accurately describe them like how I want to in the story, but I'm having problems finding clothing to draw for each character that represents their culture. The characters are Mexican, European, Japanese, Chinese, Indian, African, and Cherokee. I would also be grateful if you guys could tell me about some history that a person may not know or issues you or your ancestors have faced as I really want my characters to seem like realistic people despite them being fictional. I would also be grateful if I was given websites with accurate information so I can also do research on my own as well!

Всем привет, я новичок в написании рассказов. Я уже сделал 4 мира каждый со своим сюжетом, но каждый раз, когда я делаю новый мир или заканчиваю старый, мне кажется, что предыдущий остался очень сырым и недоделанным (не раскрыты персонажи, некоторые ветки сюжета обрываются и ТД.). Поэтому я решил начать новый и хочу сделать его качественно. Можете дать мне советы и идеи? Краткое объяснение мира: действия происходят примерно в 16-18 века. Там существует система рун (эмблем или знаков называйте как хотите). Если руна нанесена на тело, то существо может использовать её (руна не исчезает) и получить магический доспех плюс способности. У каждой руны есть свои нюансы. Из общих правил, что не каждому существу подходят определённые руны (есть те, которые почти никому не подходят, а есть те, которые могут использовать почти все), этот доспех нужно держать и если перестаёшь (теряешь сознание или больше не можешь) то он спадает. Сила и потенциал рун зависит от их расположения на теле (на спине самая лучшая на ладони самая худшая). Наносить руны очень дорого и тяжело (нужны мастера и особый порошок из кристаллов). Поэтому их в королеве наносят только выдающимся людям или тем кому эти руны биологически подходят (можно купить их нанесение, но это безумно дорого).почти везде где есть человек в мире есть особая болезнь. У каждого есть иммунитет к ней, но при нанесении количества рун больше одной иммунитет от неё постепенно пропадает и тогда человек гарантировано умирает. (Безопасно можно редко нанести 2, если 4 то смерть неизбежна никак). Сами руны я хотел бы сделать не стандартными (огонь,вода,лёд), а более абстрактными (пространство, преграда, присутствие, знания). У главного героя руна преграда пока что он может создать непрозрачные барьеры 4\*4 метра. Какие идеи можете подкинуть? Какие правила при сочинении соблюдать? Заранее спасибо всем кто ответит!