Parts in your story you can't wait to share

[sophialyn]

OOH FUN PROMPT!!

OK, what I am so excited to share in my story is a 100% spoiler so I can’t directly say it but all I will say is each of my six characters have a twist.
For example, I introduce my mc Casey on the first page as this levelheaded, but slightly sad teenager and then the next page I reveal that she is an anxious mess.
Each character has this flip-flop, but the reveals are shown later and later.
I am excited to see how people are going to receive some unexpected characteristics! (Chapter 7🤫)

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[Leyelle]

i think every good character should have at least one twist that isn't super obvious about them at first glance.

[sophialyn]

I agree! I attempt to make the reader comfortable with the characters then they find out they actually don’t know who these people are at all! I’m hoping the payoff will be as satisfying as writing it!

[Leyelle]

Same, I enjoy writing my stories and just hope people enjoy reading them just as much. I'm not sure I want to make the readers comfortable to then do a 180 on them as much as I learn more about the characters as I write them, so the readers have to learn the new details too, and sometimes they are shocking

[sophialyn]

That is a great approach! I do believe that watching a character in a film or book can be similar to meeting and getting to know a real person, you don’t truly know them until you do. Some people are straightforward but some people do a 180 on you a year into knowing them! I feel character creation can be the same way.

[Leyelle]

right? even when I plan things out ahead of time, I often still "discover" new details about my characters as I'm writing them, that surprise me, but just seem to work really well. All of the details about Alicia's childhood were made as I went along, as were Kattar's, but they've now formed a huge portions of the plot

[Kendoboi]

Probably my favorite fight (jumping & 1v1s) scenes. I feel like I did really well on them and want to see everyone's reaction!

[Leyelle]

I'm still practicing my action/dramatic scene writing skills. I've not done it often, so it's not my specialty ATM lol

[Kendoboi]

Yeah, action scenes take some time to get used to. You have to find your own groove for it. And it may not work everytime

[Leyelle]

yeah, some days you make garbage and have to go back and overhaul it

[Kendoboi]

We keep going until its peak fiction!

[Leyelle]

definitely, never settle until your writing makes your readers feel like crying or like they've been punched in the gut

[Kendoboi]

I.e. Gege Akutami....
I won't forgive you Gege... I won't forgive you...

readers feel like crying or like they've been punched in the gut

[Leyelle]

Who is Gege Akutami???

[Kendoboi]

Creator of Jujutsu Kaisen. He also gave a good majority of his American readers emotional damage.

[Leyelle]

I feel that way about the anime "Last Exile."

[Kendoboi]

Understandable. I want to do something similar to JJK with LGH... but nothing on that level of trauma.

[Leyelle]

I prefer leaving my readers without trauma XD. tears maybe but no trauma

[Kendoboi]

Why not... both? Both is good. Yes, both. I'll do both.

[Leyelle]

I don't like trauma, so I think I won't make my readers have extra during their down time