Writing Guide I: Characters - Comments

*Claps hands* thank you for that article. I really enjoy reading them because they make me laugh sometimes. You should write more like that because those kinds of things really piss me off too.

I agree with most of your article. We were pretty much on the same page until the stuff at the end about fanfiction. I don't really think you can tell somebody what the plot of their story should be. After all, it is fiction. It doesn't have to be something that could happen.

I don't really do fanfictions. They kind of end up being the same story one way or another. But I think with fanfictions about books or movies or anime or whatever, you can have a bit more wiggle room since they're not real anyway.

And when it comes to names, I usually look at a baby book and see what names I like the best or if I'm writing a story with a character based on a friend, I always ask them what name they want.

Nice job! :)

I agree with most of the content in this article, except the very last paragraph. The whole point of making a fan-fiction is to make it into something of your own, making it something you wish happened with that person or in a movie and/or book. Changing some things in the plot is good, seeing as this is a creative writing site. Though people should try to avoid getting rid of the plot and just using the characters to make a completely different story.

I agree 100% that if an original character who is meeting a celeb for the very first time, shouldn't go crazy over them and think that they're 'in love'. Also that the celeb just so happens to turn up at their house or a family greeting of the original character, is not really going to happen.

Make fan-fictions your own, but make it realistic. Unless you're going to add some magic and fantasy into it.

So I have a few things to say. :3

1) You really do need to proofread. I don't know what you mean, or what was supposed to be meant, by: [i]He can make me life.[/i]

2) Bananas doesn't need an apostrophe. It's plural. :')

3) While I agree that naming characters Darkness, Shadow, Spike, Depression, and Emo make someone seem like an idiot and I really get annoyed by names like those - cringe! - I'd love to read a story with all of those character's names. Ahahaha that would be amazing. :')

4) On this: [i]Then again, you don't want every name to be Bob, Jessica, Nancy, Betty, and John[/i], I have to tell you that, well, Bob Bryar from My Chemical Romance couldn't help his name. :( :/

5) [i]Here is one thing that drives me nuts: when a girl goes back stage meets Justin Bieber, and he shows up at her house the next day. That will not happen[/i].
Well, you never knowwww... It's JBeebz after all.

No, but over all, of course, I agree with your article. Well done. :] Just try proofreading a bit more.

brilliant! nicely done! i've been bitten alive by bloody vampire stories, they REALLY do my head in.

i agree with EVERYTHING you said 100%
i'm sick of these "Raven Darkrose" and shit characters, names of the characters are just as important as the characters themselves, i [b] HATE [/b] fanfiction - Bella Swan doesn't have a freaking sister and who fell in love with sparkling idiot (Edward) - gosh it makes me mad how people throw anything together and expect people to chew it up and like it.

Good advice. C:

I do write fanfics, but they never take off..
In my opion All a7x ones are the same 'Oh my brother knows a7x! one day one of the bandmates started hitting on me'

shaa! totally agree I mean like really I DON'T THINK JUSTINE BEIBER WOULD EVER VISIT A GIRL IF HE DOESN'T KNOW HER.

I don't write fanfics

& usually I try usuing names of friends of course I ask person first

THANK THE LORD. Someone finally said what I've been trying to get through people's heads!

Not bad! Lots of good tips, and some great examples :)

THANK YOU! I know what you mean about the characters and all that. Thanks for putting this up. Everything you wrote I completely agreed with :)

I think it's good that you made this article, especially with the sentence examples. I mean everyone has their own style, but if you're going to be a writer, write. No offense to nayone.

I think writing is about creating something unreal. Some of the greatest author's out there create the most bizarre and unrealistic scenarios. That's what makes it great though, reading something that wouldn't happen in your own life. I also think it's just fine to right about someone even if you've never read a book where they star. Yet again, writing is about creating something you want to envision. It doesn't have to relate or be similar at all to what you think a character should be just because you've read some book on them. It's about what that specific author wants the direction of their characters to proceed in. If you're talking about the fact that many people aren't the greatest writers on here when it comes to grammar, sentence structure, fluency, and etc. then on that account I agree with you. But not everyone can be on the same high level of writing ability. People are here to learn and grow in their writing and I think directing criticism towards their content like you have just isn't something that should be done.

I like your article and it made sense but one thing kind of bothered me. You used the example of they meet Justin Bieber backstage and he comes by the next day. Although that would never happen it is fun to read about.

The reason we write stories or read them is so we can be in a situation that would never happen. If everything in our story was real life it would never be interesting. Other than that I like your article and a little proofreading would be great too.

Good article. You made some great points. Thanks for the help.

That's a great article! XD

Pretty good article overall. You make several good points, one of my favorites being the need for realistic characters and occurrences. But you should probably proofread a bit more. I saw a few misspellings and several sentences that were just screwed up.

But still! Good article! If people would actually follow its advice, the world of creative writing would be a much more bearable place! :)