lb:story.character
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| Each character should have a core characterization which informs the actions they will later take. This should be, like, the main beliefs of a character. It's super difficult for me to explain this right now.\\ | Each character should have a core characterization which informs the actions they will later take. This should be, like, the main beliefs of a character. It's super difficult for me to explain this right now.\\ | ||
| Other aspects of the character will naturally stem from this ‘core’: traits, beliefs, etc. Though what the core is can vary as much as you want: childhood trauma? Adult trauma? First birthday? Best day ever? First kiss? It can be basically anything you want it to be, provided it can inform their actions later on.\\ | Other aspects of the character will naturally stem from this ‘core’: traits, beliefs, etc. Though what the core is can vary as much as you want: childhood trauma? Adult trauma? First birthday? Best day ever? First kiss? It can be basically anything you want it to be, provided it can inform their actions later on.\\ | ||
| + | It would be easiest to just make the core a set of beliefs that the character holds, plus some past experiences which explain their current behavior. My own ‘framework’ for this makes use of a few ‘memories’ which then inform the beliefs/ | ||
| Though you could, in theory, arrive at a core backwards: come up with a list of traits first and then try to find a means of justifying them. You could also tie the core directly to the theme of the story, which would give the theme more weight.\\ | Though you could, in theory, arrive at a core backwards: come up with a list of traits first and then try to find a means of justifying them. You could also tie the core directly to the theme of the story, which would give the theme more weight.\\ | ||
| This is also what motivation should be tied to. Speaking of... | This is also what motivation should be tied to. Speaking of... | ||
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