Helpful stuff, like templates, tips for story-writing, tutorials and things.
Character Questionnaire by MissLunaRose, literature
Literature
Character Questionnaire
Active Ingredients
Convenient location for consolidating facts (986 mg)
Useful reminders (310 mg)
Advice (127 mg)
Uses
This is a questionnaire meant for recording important information in a convenient place to facilitate consistency.
Directions
Copy and paste text into a Sta.sh Writer, .txt, or Microsoft Word document. Highlight information after the colons and type over it. When writing, record facts about your character here to keep track of them.
Warnings
The questionnaire is not a substitute for proper character development.
Do not use if you have not written any scenes with this character.
Stop and ask a doctor if you find yourself un
Characters -A Tutorial- by venusprincess, literature
Literature
Characters -A Tutorial-
HOW TO CREATE CHARACTERS
Whats the most important part of the story besides plot? The characters of course! So, depending on how you write, either come up with the plot first or the characters first---whatever suits you. Lets begin. ^_^
The Basics
(steps 1-9 do NOT have to be in order, use whatever order suits your creative writing process)
Step #1- Decide the gender of your character. (Male? Female? Gender
Unique Character Design Tips by thundercake, literature
Literature
Unique Character Design Tips
In my opinion, these are the most important factors in any character design: color, concept, shape, simplicity, cohesiveness, repeatability, personality and uniqueness.
Color: Any design with colors all over the place creates too many places for the eye to look. Keep your color design very simple and zen. Looking at the colors shouldn't be jarring or confusing. This isn't to say only use one color, not at all, but try to make sure the ones you use are harmonious. Avoid mixing and matching different saturations of the same color or picking colors that clash with one another.
My rule of thumb: Stick to no more than three base colors and some
I was going to make this into a Youtube vid but its such a long-winded speech and a lot of the time my dad is in the room right next to me (darn dad working at home now). Besides, in text form, I cant mispronounce things and you can refer back to this information.
So suppose youre a person who wants to make an epic story for people to remember for generations to come (be it for a movie, book, game or whatever), like The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Seems easy, but to tell the truth its much easier said than done.
How do you do it? More importantly Where do you start?
Step 1: The Idea
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