I think you just need to do your best to write the character in a way that you think makes sense/isn’t just the stereotype. How does that look to YOU?
I think there would be less frustration directed at you if it didn’t feel like these were questions you could actually answer for yourself. And if you make mistakes that’s actually the best way to learn. That’s why people so often tell you “just go make things”. There’s a lot of things you only learn by doing.
When did I ask this question before? What would make it a new question then? Because i’m trying to formulate a different thought.
What if the question was instead “my stories main character is basically wednesday adams, how do I make her feel like her own individual character?”, or a better version of that question.
Because that’s kind of what I’m getting at now.
No..... Your question is still the same just different words.....
And most of your questions are asking us to do your job for you.
For example:
We CAN'T control your memory. You can't expect us to remember each question you make for you. If you really have memory problems you should contact a Doctor aka a proffesional. We can't help you in any way to solve this problem. We don't have the right qualifications for this.
Most of your questions are asking us to solve other problems for you. We are either not qualified to answer or we can't write certain things for you. You are the AUTHOR of the comic you are making.
P.S. I seriously hope you don't need a doctor but since I had already mentioned what to do in case you had bad memory I think it might be worth seeing a specialist. Hopefully, they will tell you that your memory is fine.
See, I don’t see why that isn’t a question you can answer for yourself. You’ve recognized the problem- too much like Wednesday Adams- now you brainstorm qualities that make her different, or changes you can make. You don’t need people to make random suggestions if not-Wednesday character traits. Just think about it. Problem solve.
I actually kind of found an answer but i’m not sure about it. Basically i’m considering his origin being that he was a genetically engineered GBF meant to be sold off to narcissists who want their friends to be quirky side characters in their life.
If I go with this story, he will probably start out with a very artificial persona that gradually gives way to the development of a real personality. Like M3gan but a human who does not murder people.
This might be a cool idea but might also be extremely stupid/problematic. I’m not sure which, and i’m pretty sure it will depend on execution. I might potentially replace the concept with something similar that results in something else.
So… I guess I was just being dumb. I already had a potential angle for this character, and I was just ignoring it.
I don’t know what this was all even about. I guess I just blindly accepted the idea that the character would be one-dimensional even though that was never actually something I was bound to no matter who said I was.
Sorry for wasting everyone’s time @darthmongoose @Katzalcoatl
This is leech behavior. You cannot "ask" your way into acquiring the skills and effort you want so badly and repeatedly asking questions won't suddenly make your thing spontaneously appear. The only thing this achieves is sapping the time, energy and literal life out of the poor people who keep taking your bait.
Sorry. It’s basically literally just me being lazy. Like I remember all this stuff, sometimes remembering it as I ignore the implications of it. I guess it’s also because questions and advice have become too intangible to me, always related to choices about ideas rather than stories.
It becomes a new question when the answer is different...
Your questions are like so:
"How do I buy a car?"
Gets answered.
Next question, "How do I buy a mechanical vehicle to move around?"
Same answer.
Next question, "Do you need money to become the owner of a vehicle with 4 wheels?"
Gets answered.
Next question, "Can I get an automobile with cash?"
Gets told it has been answered multiple times.
After that you either ask us, "how can I make my question different?", "why are people not understanding it is a new question?", or "I changed my question, is it better?"
And for the love of all that is good do not ask me "how do I change the way I ask my questions so people don't misunderstand me?" It has been asked and answered so many times.....
I think I already had an epiphany about this but ignored that once I was called out for repeating my question and decided to rewrite the question to be better, disregarding the fact that I didn’t need an answer in the first place so the question was useless in any form.
There is nothing wrong with asking questions. But asking questions just for the sake of asking questions is counter productive.
If you already knew the answer to 2 of your questions instead of rewriting them... erase them.
In order to gain knowledge you need to ask questions but they have to be the right questions....
Asking for the sake of asking will not give you knowledge or let you advance.
The reason Newton and Einstein are very respected scientists is because they asked the right questions. They didn't get stuck with the small details such as asking why 1+1 is 2 and not 30? (This is just an example of how you can't get stuck in each small detail).
I’m sorry but I still can’t see the connection between how to write a feminine gay man and how to write a one-dimensional character to seem interesting,
Like I believe my opinion is wrong right now, I’ve obviously been repeating the same question, no sarcasm about it, but the idea is still jammed in my head like a tumor and I just want to pull it out and magically see how you’re correct. I don’t know how to properly explain this. Like I am fully incorrect and don’t know how to become a correct opinion having person.
Yeah this was a dumb question. It was just me trying to prove the objectively wrong stance that my questions were different questions. I’d actually already solved this problem months ago.
I don’t think you actually ever asked how to write a feminine gay character. You asked how to avoid them being a stereotype/one dimensional. So the answer to both questions is about adding dimension to the character beyond their gay identity.
Practice. There is not much else to do at the stage you are in.
P.S. Question has been asked and answered the same way multiple times. Instead of wasting time asking what to do, you should be using all that time practicing.
The "connection" (IMO) is that writing an effeminate gay man is essentially writing a one-dimensional character. It's a stereotype with no dimension. I'm not going to give you hints on how to write a multi-dimensional character but the gist of people's comments is to not worry about writing a "type", just write a friggin character. Your character isn't going to make everyone happy so write one that you can be happy with.
Sweetie, go step away. Exit out of the forums, turn off your computer, and do something else. We're getting quickly to the point where everyone's going to get tired of you and having the same discussion on repeat. No one really wants to keep answering threads where we're just going in circles.
There is no such thing as a "correct opinion-having person". A lot of us have learned from experience with our craft. Vague, general "spoiler-free" questions aren't a good tool if you genuinely need help with a specific part of your story. I've read a lot of your comments where you've given more insight into your story/characters and I have no idea what your story is about. The questions are too all over the place.
Since "questions" are your problem in this thread, I'm going to show you an example of a good "question" that can help specifically address the problems you might have in your work.
I am writing a fantasy romance about a sixteen-year-old girl named Vera. In the story, pack members get their fated mates when they turn 18 but don't officially "marry" them until 21. Vera's love interest, Kai, is your typical alpha dude bro and I'm worried that their relationship will come off as toxic, especially since Kai has an aggressive personality. What are some tips you have to avoid writing toxic relationships for your characters?
In my example, I'm giving enough detail about the story so people have a general idea of the story's plot and the two main players. They get a little insight into the problem (while avoiding spoilers) and my question is specific - tips to avoid writing toxic relationships. Commenters know exactly what I'm looking for with my responses and are less likely to introduce topics that don't apply to the subject I'm looking at. I'm not introducing any side references. I'm not rephrasing things. I'm not challenging people. I'm asking specific questions related to the topic in question.
Kind of. I was trying to respond to criticism despite it not mattering either way, partly to prove something I guess.
You do realize that asking a question, you answered yourself months ago, just for the sake of proving a point is a form of trolling.......
This whole argument actually started for a stupid reason. I was told that I should accept that my character will be one-dimensional in any short stories I write about them, and I just accepted this with no evidence. I’d actually written quite a bit of interesting stuff for this character already, but I was genuinely convinced that none of it could possibly matter in a one-shot context. None of this has to happen but I made it happen because I didn’t apply basic critical thinking.
The series is about a creepy little girl and her punk mom (eventually joined by a third character, the adopted gay one) going on hero monster of the week adventures in a van but it’s a horror thing. Like monster of the week with serious horror elements in it.
Is this good?
I think this is similar to what you described.
