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753541 No.753541 [Reply] [Original]

Need some help here /lit/! I'm in the process of writing a stageplay, but am starting to worry that its dramatic action is far too self-centered around a single character and edging on the whiney sort

How do YOU stimulate audience interest in your characters? I've heard the old dogma "try and make your characters universal" a thousand times over, but prehaps there is other advice?

>> No.753557

c'mon /lit/, don't fail me!

>> No.753577

you don't have to make your characters universal, just interesting.

>> No.753588

just a little tip: don't try to avoid stereotypes to make a really original character; it never works. you'll end up with a stereotypical character.

>> No.753592

SHOT DON'T TELL

>> No.753593

metaPod GET

>> No.753595

>>753577
Alright, that seems fair.

My main problem is that the whole play centers around disillusionment and inabillity to really be free- basically grimdark apathy mixed with universal wrongdoing. This sounds great on paper, but nobody really wants to feel for a whiney little bitch who does everything wrong. Love is an easy way to create drama, but it feels like such a weak way of creating audience interest, and in this case would almost inevitably fall into gender stereotypes.

so, more advice on what makes someone interesting would be nice

>> No.753607

It's up to you to create your character. If you can't do that then you can't write.

>> No.753614

>>753607
We get ideas from many places.

>> No.753621

rollin

>> No.753628

roll

dubs and ayn rand is now a meme

>> No.753632

>>753614
But I'm not going to tell you how to write your character. If you have a written draft of your work I'd help critique and whatnot. But if you can't make your characters dynamic don't write.

>> No.753634

they see me rollin they hatin

>> No.753641
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753641

>>753632
derp. I'm talking about general character advice you tard

>> No.753651

metaPod get

rooooooollin

>> No.753655

haters gonna hate.

>> No.753657

>>753641
OK, my advice is to make them interesting. How you ask? that is completely up to you.

>> No.753658

soo close

>> No.753663

ten moar posts to go.
this board is so slow.

>> No.753665

real advice anyone?

>> No.753669

roolin

>> No.753672

learn to write.

>> No.753673

>>753669
WOO YEAH
i win.

>> No.753679

sup guize.

>> No.753691
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753691

>>753669
>>753669
>>753669
>>753669
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

*uses ember*

>> No.753695

>>753665

Vague question.

>> No.753701

>>753695
Vague response

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753705

>>753691
*Harden*

>> No.753708

>>753541

>OP wants to create drama for the sake of drama.

>OP is a hack.

>> No.753712

>>753705
Fucking metapods, how do they work?

>> No.753717

>>753708
0/10

>> No.753794

WIN.

>> No.754141

I'll bamp this

>> No.754153

Bump so everyone can see I become metaPod

>> No.754160

>>754153
Fucking Metapod

You'll have to evolve to level 10 before you can be a REAAAAL pokemon