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Lmae reacted to Toshiyuki's post in the thread How do you write an engaging main character that makes you want to read the rest of his story? with
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In my experience I find the most interesting protagonists to be the ones that are unapologetically themselves. What I mean by this is... -
Lmae reacted to TinaMigarlo's post in the thread How do you write an engaging main character that makes you want to read the rest of his story? with Like.
people kill me. I caught hell for "slow starts" and "slow buildups". but people read "slice of life" where basically nothing happens...
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Lmae reacted to MFontana's post in the thread How do you write an engaging main character that makes you want to read the rest of his story? with Like.
It's a matter of reader preference. Personally, I'd say you achieve that by not trying to please everyone first. There's always going to...
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Lmae reacted to SirContro's post in the thread How do you write an engaging main character that makes you want to read the rest of his story? with Like.
Action and reaction. I personally prefer the former. My MC has been written to be an utterly deranged narcissist, pettier than Satan...
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Lmae reacted to L1aei's post in the thread How do you write an engaging main character that makes you want to read the rest of his story? with Like.
Oh! Gravitas, yes. So, I'm gonna make an example out of this one... hope you don't mind, @Bald-san ? So, let's go ahead and imagine a...
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Lmae reacted to CountVanBadger's post in the thread How do you write an engaging main character that makes you want to read the rest of his story? with Like.
Find the balance between wish fulfillment and...whatever the opposite of wish fulfillment is so that your readers can have some instant...
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Lmae reacted to Eldoria's post in the thread How do you write an engaging main character that makes you want to read the rest of his story? with Like.
Characters are plots. By narrating a protagonist who is relatable to the reader's life, the plot and conflict will follow the...
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Lmae reacted to Bald-san's post in the thread How do you write an engaging main character that makes you want to read the rest of his story? with Like.
Maybe scenes that gives him aura, since that's what he seem to be lacking... You know, establish a personality that would correlate his...
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Lmae reacted to L1aei's post in the thread How do you write an engaging main character that makes you want to read the rest of his story? with Like.
After taking some time to think this out, I want to merge my points in reference to these good points for creating engaging characters...
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Lmae reacted to Eldoria's post in the thread How do you write an engaging main character that makes you want to read the rest of his story? with Like.
Dude... "excited" is too relative and general. An OP protagonist might excite readers who are bored with slow development. Conversely...
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Lmae reacted to Omarfaruq's post in the thread How do you write an engaging main character that makes you want to read the rest of his story? with Like.
I made my MC extremely ridiculous: he is super weak, but he has an intellect so sharp it could bore people to death. My story is...
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Lmae reacted to L1aei's post in the thread How do you write an engaging main character that makes you want to read the rest of his story? with Like.
What about consequences? So, I recently watched 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. There's... well, it is more than a scene, it's...
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Lmae posted the thread How do you write an engaging main character that makes you want to read the rest of his story? in Discussions & Writing Tips.For me, I keep getting he is okay or not bad, but he needs more. At worst I heard was that he was boring, or lacked aura. If he already...
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Lmae reacted to Makimaam's post in the thread Low attention span reviews and ratings [Open] with Like.
There is no strict format for my feedback, but here is my general approach: I read your synopsis, then I read Chapter 1 until I stop...
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:blob_highfive: Just broke 100 readers overall. Finally in the triple digits now, and I wouldn't have gotten here without those of you...