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11561621 No.11561621 [Reply] [Original]

I think I'm writing a Harry Stu. How do I spice him up a bit?

>> No.11561686

A book is a structure, composed of elements reliant on each other. You can't spice up a character, spice up the book.

>> No.11561721
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11561721

Just ask him

>> No.11561742

>>11561621
Gary Stus are fine if the world and conflict is interesting enough. They're practically a staple in archetypal stories. Just give them a compelling drive and people will ignore the lack of realism.

Alternatively, scrap that character and start fresh with a more flawed personality. Pick a vice as a starting point and round them off until they feel like a normal human being.

>> No.11561756

>>11561621
Make him bleed.

>> No.11561972

>>11561621
>How do I spice him up a bit?
give him a heavy stutter and a fatal weakness for the worst and dumbest stacies of the world he lives in

>> No.11562048

>>11561972
so I've gotta m-make him me?

>> No.11562073

>>11561972
This. Give him a tragic flaw that ends to his downfall.

>> No.11562425

Dude mental illnesses lmao

>> No.11562431

>>11561686
this is the stupidest thing i've ever read on this board i think

>> No.11562444

make him a pedophile

>> No.11563107

>>11561621
Throw in a new character that challenges his ego and it's better than him in some ways.

>> No.11563210

>>11561621
Make him a homosex.

>> No.11563426

>>11563210
but anon, he has to make him less cool, not more...

>> No.11563462

>>11561621
literally the only thing you can do is put it down for a month or two and then come back to it and read it objectively

>> No.11563507

>>11562431
It's no small feat to surpass the massive and relentless everyday stupidity of this board, so I'll take your post as a compliment.

>> No.11563555

>>11561621

Gastrointestinal issues, pyloric valve, morbid obesity, irrational fear of public transportation, etc.

make that fucker AMERICAN

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>> No.11564219
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>>11561621
Make a commentary on quantum immortality

>> No.11564220

>>11563555
>irrational fear of public transportation
In certain parts of the country, the fear is not irrational.
Also America is fuckhueg.

>> No.11564224

>>11561621
make hima harry stu and then gradually degenerate him and expose his hypocrisies throughout the story. sort of like what the joker does to people

>> No.11564227

>>11561621
What's a Harry Stu? Is it like a Marry Sue?
If you want to spice up a character change the way he talks. Give him flaws. Maybe he swears a lot, but why does he swear? Because he lacks a strong vocabulary? Or is it because he's a paranoid wreck, or perhaps stressed? Maybe he's always cynical or perhaps naive.
When you're writing a character, the character doesn't have to be believable, he has to be *real*. Just because he's flawed doesn't mean he's unlikable, either.

>> No.11564232

>>11561621
Shit on my dick

>> No.11564826

>>11564232
thanks

>> No.11565132

mine does a lot of cocaine and is kind of retarded idk though

>> No.11565156

>>11562431
you haven't been here long

>> No.11565961

>>11561621
have him randomly kick a dog or a small child in the street, and refuse to explain why.