Writing An Engaging Fantasy Character
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- Опубликовано: 15 янв 2025
- My thoughts on how to write a well rounded engaging fantasy character for your story.
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One thing I realised is that I am a very character driven reader, you could have great world building and a great plot but if I don't care about the characters, I won't care about the story.
I have realized to that I am also a character driven story reader. I'm reading a book now where the plot is pretty simple but the characters are insufferable. I'm not feeling the groove.
Agree
I wouldnt mind if a story is terrible, all that matters is character.
Honestly I’m totally the same I genuinely believe the best fantasy series is first law (obviously I’m biased as a grim dark fan) but the actual plot and magic system and lore really is on the back burner compared to the characters
I always thought that was how everyone was. It's a great surprise to me that seem people wouldn't mind dull characters as long as the world is pretty.
"One series i love...wheel of time" we know Daniel
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I don't like either that much ... unpopular opinion though I guess.
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@Bryant Levi why would you do that
I think you miss the most important part. A characters voice. Now I don't mean how they sound, but rather how they talk about something.
To use an example that everyone probably knows. Who else but Tony Stark could give the "genius, playboy, billionaire, philanthropist" line in the Avengers? No one in the story, but Tony. I good character has a lot of lines that could only be said by them. That's a character voice.
Or in the Stormlight archive who else, but Lopen, could say "Journey before Pancakes" and have that work?
Very good point. Character personality deserves an entire video of its own. I was trying to have this video connect to the last one as well, and I think that hurt the final product because things like personality aka voice got cut.
@@DanielGreeneReviews Airsick lowlander
Like in Persona 5 how Akechi talks about pancakes.
I'd take you more seriously if you could type correctly.
I saw syl and kaladin in the title card and that’s why I’m here, syl is first because kaladin is her sidekick obviously
I do love the relationship between them
The hardest part is just combining character background story with personality and voice😭
I tend to obsess over the little things so much.
I do too ;-; it’s alright. We all have this problem at one point, somehow.
I do that too!
I find that the best thing to do when you start to overthink things is take a small step back. Maybe do something else, grab a drink, take a bath, create a playlist of songs that make you think of the character in question. Eventually you'll come out with this amazingly developed character
I fall back on psychology too much, I think. I'll create an origin and a story as to how a character came to be *here* and then I'll develop who that character is by logically deducing what type of person would likely result from that kind of childhood, and how past events likely would have affected them. I feel that it makes my characters predictable and bland, however realistic I might think they are. Any tips??
@@treelicker understand that everyone is going to interpret their life differently. Myself and my brother both grew up with a step father that was a bit abusive. In my head I logically see why he was the way he was and I understand it was how he knew best to raise us and love us. My brother saw him as a bad person that had no justification as to why he acted the way he did. Just because you believe this is how a person would end up does not mean everyone is going to end up they way. That is an important thing to remember. I also came from a psychology background, I did luckily get to be involved with many people who struggle throughout life and that has taught me to have a wide perception about events and their impacts.
Want a tip: give a scar. And not just a cut on the face no no no. How about a finger is missing, or how about half their jaw is intact. Scars give more character and are the most recognizable (at least visually)
Don't forget, you have to introduce how cool their sword is. *Shad voice.
Another student of the great Shad!
But what about dragons!?
Just make sure you don't misname the sword. Or else you'll have longsword vs arming sword and Shad wont be mad.
He'll just be disappointed.
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MACHICOLATIONS!
This is really cool!
In acting school, I was taught that there are 3 sort of fundamental, necessary elements to a really good character, be it as a writer or as a performer. Values, Circumstance, and Objective (or Goal, I think Goal is a little less stuffy). You basically went in depth on circumstances in this video, and how circumstances change from one event to the next. Values are what makes them tick, their likes, their dislikes.... What memes they use, that kinda thing. Values seems flippant, but the more I dig into, the more important this element is. I think A Song of Ice and Fire is like, a masterclass in putting characters with different values into events which challenge those values.
Goals is meant to work on both a micro and a macro level. It seems like a lot of modern novelists think of goals in terms of "what is the conflict?" Hello Future Me talks about primary conflict, which is the inner plot, versus secondary conflict, what we actually see, and that those conflicts typically stem from a disparity between what we think we want and what we actually need. Objective drives those conflicts: what do I want right now? How am I getting it? What is my super objective, the long game, the thing I want my life to look like next year? The pursuit of the objective is what brings the character into conflict, so that it doesn't feel like you just laid a structure on top of plastic characters.
I'm loving this series so far! It really makes me want to try organizing my writing into an actual story. I have not yet read The Name of the Wind, but my impression from other fans is that we're not necessarily supposed to like or trust the main character.
But I love kvothe
@@_MARSyt Innkeeper Kvothe is the shit, Story Kvothe is a trashcan. I think that's the point though.
I know this is late, but it’s a great story. Kvothe inflates his own reputation and u learn that the things people say about him are most of the time extremely exaggerated but he’s a fun POV to read from
"There's grey hair! Things are happening with my body!"
I felt that.
I know this is an old video so no ones gonna see this but I wanna talk about it (oh well), one of the best pieces of advice I heard about characters is creating a character for the wrong story. a smart, analytical character in a world of war and fighting or the other way round, a trained killer in a world of politics. the example I know is Ned stark in game of thrones, a character of honour and duty who does things for the right reason in a world of cut throats and characters doing things for themselves. just wanted to add this.
This is a great way to think about it
Setting, Character & Plot?
If you’re planning to do a good plot video I’d be so interested to see what you have to say about good, interesting & engaging plot.
If so it will be very tough. What makes an interesting plot is WAAAAAYYYY more subjective.
Daniel Greene that’s what I’ve been thinking. But I’m sure you could find a way to find some common ground & if so I look forward seeing your insights.
These types of videos have been motivating me with my own writing
Most beautiful thumbnail ever 💕
I agree! Yoda is beautiful
Who is the character on the thumbnail?
@@nbeutler1134 kaladin and syl. daniel had photoshop his own head on syl's head and ı love that idea, its so cute.
Give the character a hobby or something they enjoy doing.
Simple and good.
I have an idea for my small book I’m writing. Three magical and celestial characters and one person with a hidden power traveling to other worlds to save a special world of transport and magic. There would be a huge tree being corrupted by people I haven’t named yet. There would be chocobo style purple birds that you could ride to magma planets while on the bird and the bird would make itself and you fire resistant. And there could be great dragons that are as beautiful as the night sky with yellow stars hanging from their horns, tail, and wings. And many planets would be grassy with crystal flowers, crystal butterflies, and at night, crystal crickets that would make a chirping and twinkling sound
My idea for my book I'm writing that has been stuck for a year and I'm like "fuck it, I'm writing this": So, two inheritors of light and darkness who's job is basically keeping the world in peace and balance and to also save them from natural disasters and dangerous monsters. I'm also adding mythical creatures and more classes like mages or someone who can shape-shift into a dragon or animal. That's a lot cause there's manipulators, mages and shape-shifters. Not to mention, other species like fish people or bird people or golem-like people (not like human hybrid lol, but giving them human characteristics. Think like the zoras from TLOZ, but different look).
Murder.
@@raminybhatti5740 Redrum! Redrum!
It's _not_ that simple though
My man Dan putting out videos everyday! I love it
The main character in my story seems like she has never had to deal with anything problematic in her life. But as the story progresses it stays to be revealed that she’s been through some shit. Like a LOT. Her mother pretty much treated her as a human experiment. Both her mother and her father get killed when she’s 11. The person who takes her in is also abusive. As a result of this, she creates an alternate personality to deal with all of the trauma. she is also completely unaware that this other personality even exists. The main character of my book is unfortunately immortal. Half way through the book, she wants to die, but she can’t. She’s devoted to keeping her people safe, but to do so she has to use magic. The problem is, is that the more she uses her magic, the longer she will live. If she stops using her magic it will kill her slowly and very painfully. So it sucks either way she goes.
So what aspect of character building is most important to you? Relationships? Plot involvement? Origin? 🤔
Daniel Greene Origin I couldn’t care less about, the plot involvement can be integral if it’s a main character, but otherwise it is just nice (and a huge boost to have. Relationships and realism are my most important factors.
Relationship and development. I love development. Positive development. Negative development. As long as the character is changed by when they experience.
I feel that reading a character's world view and understanding the overworld from their perspective is always something I enjoy. People are molded by their environment, and react to the world they are in, and they are constantly in conflict with the world itself. Reading a bunch of unique perspectives such as the characters in John Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, or in the Cosmere. It is always fun reading world-views from a character's POV.
When it comes into it I think Origin is probably most important. Because I think to a degree it ties into nearly every else. Their origins influence their motives, their relationships, and at least in most cases I think their plot involvement. Origin is i think really everything for a character. I attempt writing of my own. I'm not going to try to be a judge of my own work but I think I do...ok..pretty good at origin...maybe. i don't like judging my own work I feel like I'm going to jinx it. My main character is kinda reverse of the farm boy trope. He's a third born son of royalty. My process was that it was a good enough position to keep him strongly involved with the world but also not put the entire spotlight on him like it would be if he was a firstborn.
Relationships, by far. A character doesn't have to directly affect the plot, or have a major role to play for me to enjoy them/revile them. The way they interact with the other characters is what I find most interesting, and their relationship determines a lot of that, as well as circumstance. Origin is nice, to show how the character views things, but doesn't need to be as fleshed out as the characters various relationships. Rand's fairly vague origins early on, from the readers perspective, even though his backstory turned out to be rich and frantic, worked fine in WoT, as you said. Relationships by far determine the majority of a characters actions/words/alliances.
Novel is A - B
But within A - B, there must be other mini conflicts, story lines and sub plots which ultimately lead to the final objective
Really enjoyed this video! I have to say with the Lord of the Rings (books and movies) even though it felt like every conflict was solved nicely (from Sauron to the Sackville Baginses) it still didn't feel like a happy ending. In the movies this was maybe a bit stronger due to music etc., but there's something really bittersweet about the end of the Fellowship and some of them leaving for the Undying Lands while others stayed behind. Just as Frodo never really got to enjoy his victory due to all he had been through and was still going through.
This is the difference between the plot climax and the story climax. The plot climax was on top of Mt. Doom. The story climax is when Frodo gets on the ship to the Undying Lands and finally smiles.
Thank you for formulating articulately! Return of the King did not feel unnecessarily neat to me. As far as I understood, there were still battles to fight, and with the fading of the elves and the Scouring of Shire - a lot was lost there, and forever. In my personal view, that was not a fairytale happy ending. Also now I want to reread the books...
@@annalisitsyna7741 Do it!!!! ^_^ I also started a few months ago :D
You have to realize that a traumatic event/events can change one’s outlook in life. This is the case for the subject and the ones around them. FYI I have some experience in this first and second hand. My wife and I both were burned with sulphuric acid resulting in 30% body coverage in burns, scars, mental and physical changes. Our outlook in life is different than before. Fairy tale endings don’t exist. That is what I love about LOTR. The realism is there.
I think that while it is good to have a background for your character through things that have happened before the story is good for the personality of the character, it seems to work better if it doesn't just happen right at the beginning of the story but integrated throughout. It usually has a tendency to be "meet blablah, he is this and has done this this and this" and kind of seems like a cop out to form personality, starting with a blank slate actually isn't the worst thing if they are expanded upon through the story. I don't know just a thought.
I often have issues paying attention to others speaking but you really captured my attention! Thank you!
Wow your production value has evolved so well to where it is today! Glad to see the growth of your channel :)
Thank you for all this info. All helpful in creating stories. 😊
10:43 THAT GREEN THING MOVED BY ITSELF WOT
David Du Lac wind
I saw that!! Crazy!
*Insert X Files Theme*
Lmao there’s clearly a fan going in the Star Wars poster reflection at the top
You take someone decked out in their finest Dirt and Farmer Rags, put them through one hell of a journey, and they come out the other end with shiny silver armor, the world's sharpest sword, and glowing blue eyes.
Rand maudib?
Love the advice, creating my own fantasy series about the land of Scamagica and the conflict between harmony and disorder.🙂
I'm actually very engaged in your example-story with the nobleman. 😄 Properly because it contains some of my favorite tropes in stories. 😆
Besides that, it's also a very well-explained example. 😊👌
I watched this in 2x speed and couldn't take my eyes off the dancing green snek in the background XD but also great video, thank you
I feel the same reference balancing dark vs. light. It is entirely subjective what is the right balance for a particular reader, but I think many people don't enjoy either extreme.
Man, you really do a wonderful job. Love your videos and they help me getting inspired to write on my own fantasy novel ;)
I was thinking about this! I wrote a Fantasy novel this year, from end of February to mid-August, and it tells about the story of a young noble, whom mother is painter and father is astronomer. Her purpose is to become painter, like her mother who teachs her. But one day her aunt, famous general of the army, wants hire her as a soldier to train her and to go to war against a small, unknown and far country, as well as thousands young men and women enlisted by military propaganda.
Thus the idea of this novel is to follow this heroin, forced to exchange her paintbrush for a sword, from training to war. She progessively lose her innocence to become someone else, liked by some soldiers, hated by others. My purpose was to describe all aspects of war (mainly tragic ones) in a 'fantasy way' (magic is a current weapon, for example) by the eyes of a young woman which never really leave her natal town before. I tried to make her complex, a grey character and not a true heroin, tugged in several choices.
Hence, from my point of view, a well written character must have established origins and relationships, but her/his perspectives, her/his behaviour, and her/his must also evolve following what she/he undergoes throughout. That makes an engagin fantasy character in my opinion :)
How can I see your novel? Are you okay with sharing it, or do you have it online somewhere?
I would love to read your novel the plot seems interesting
What is the name of this book I would love to read this
What’s the name of your novel I would love to give it a read
So your novel has a name??? I want to read it..........
Feelings, intentions, desires, plan of action, what is seen. Thats roughly always on my mind while writing or seeing a character/story
I think you touch on this a little bit but one thing I love about certain characters (Sanderson does this really well) and that is letting them fail multiple times in a variety of ways. There is a time and place for an OP character but the wonderful thing about storytelling is keeping the reader's tension high at the right moments. When a character could fail at any given moment, it makes the climax(s) of the story that much more engaging.
Ah, but I see a way you could have condensed this video. It would have been about 1.5 seconds if you had just said "Kaladin Stormblessed." Great video as always :D
I have to say.. I do enjoy reading a book where the character is a farm boy or just no one. I like to watch the hero grow.
Daniel legit made me attached to his hypothetical character. I gotta read his books!
You have amazing eyes
Down boy. Down.
Elijah Butterfield lmao
I realy like your Star Wars laser guns in backgraund.
*character loses hand*
Daniel: they are now much more touchable
DANIEL YOU WOULD HAVE ROASTED YOUR OWN BOOKSHELF SO HARD! I hope you see this dude
Hey Dan! I love your videos. I am just wondering, and this is in NO WAY a criticism or me trying to be flippant...you're clearly extremely knowledgeable about all these literary devices including world-building and character development. I'm just wondering when you're going to author a fantasy book/series? I'd be really excited to read that.
I’m trying to be like rick riordan by including funny jokes in my book
That's a good start
Keep it up bud
The Percy Jackson and, more specifically, Heroes of Olympus saga,are my favourite series of books. I do not find him the best technical writer by any stretch, but I love his balance of interesting yet simple plot, character relationships, humour and despair.
Having that goal is good, just make sure it is a writing atyle that gels well with you specifically, and good luck on your journey my friend
As long as it’s in tone with the character. It works with Rick Riordan because the first person POV characters are smart ass teenagers.
Honestly, if I dismember one of my characters it's probably because it will make them stronger somehow. Like they get a badass magical prosthetic or something. I also don't really see the fun in making the character age prematurely. If they were made _younger,_ that would be kinda interesting. Like, the guy goes from an adult man to a young boy. I could probably work with that.
you just don't like the idea of aging your mc faster lol. Inherently the idea of prematuely aging physically repels anyone-- that's the point of his example. Ofc you don't have to do it, but that's the whole idea of his scenario is to demonstrate the extent of consequences in a universe and how those consequences affect a character. It's *serious* stakes.
I love the introduction of Kelsier. He's funny and uses joy as a form of defying the situation and the Supreme Lord. He's likable because of his clever humour. But he's a gray hero because he left those skaa to deal with a chaos he created, knowing that they would certainly die even if they fight. Nevertheless, we like him because he looks like the cool friend of your big brother. And we get it with half of a chapter.
These are great tips thank you... also that furry green thing is dangling in the background XD lol It makes me want to create a furry longtailed creature in my story
Theyre magic.
They come to life when you hold them and say the magic words.
Give the reader a feeling that they know how the character will handle or react to any situation they may find themselves in, be it combat, diplomacy, investigation or just inaction. If they’re a warrior, are they a reckless warrior or one who reads their enemy? If they’re a magic user, what kind of magic are they likely to use? Don’t make the character predictable, but give the reader the chance to know them, their motivations and preferred course of action. If you know this as the writer it makes it easier to write for them, as when to subvert expectations based on development. PTSD from a previous attack from a certain enemy type that flares up when that enemy type is faced again for example, or behaviour towards another character.
A series I read a lot in high school was the Shannara series. At 33 they're still on my bookshelf
That green thing has a mind of its own ...
I have to disagree with you about the ending of Return of the King. To me the ending is really a story of how you can not come home again. There is not a single character nor location that is left unaffected. This includes minor characters like Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, her son Lotho, and Fredigger Bolger. Merry, Pippin, and Samwise are at least a couple decades younger than Frodo, who is in middle age when he leaves. Pippin has not attained his majority being a mere 29-30. But upon his return to the Shire, it becomes obvious that he is the next Thain of Tookland and Merry will be the Master of his Hall. Frodo lingers on, but he is a shadow if his former self, for all that he carries on for several years. We see the truth that is hidden because we have Sam's view of his master's declining condition.
And as much as Tolkien hated allegory, is there any other metaphor for the final sundering of the party at the Grey Havens? Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel, Frodo, and Bilbo among others pass as a group leaving a much sadder darker world for their absence. And even Sam's arrival home with the story's final line is indicative of a man having completed the final goodbyes to passing loved ones, as is the inclusion of Merry and Pippin to assist in the mourning of loss and comforting the bereaved. This dark ending makes it my mother's least favorite portion of the story.
This was my favorite age of this channel. I miss it :(
Some of the suggestions you made me remember about Berserk a manga series. How griffon a noble* not mind the agentive* soldier who sacrificed his men to get more power.
I like when characters in a group contrast each other
Realm of the Elderlings has the best character development. THE. BEST.
Noticed Hawaii on your shelf.
Any thoughts of doing a Michener book review or something in the Historical Fiction genre?
Hey I recommend that you read or listen to the Red Rising trilogy. It's an amazing set of books by Pierce Brown that are really good to get into! Legitamitly great books and I hold it up just below the stormlight archive in my favorite fantasy/ SIFY list.
Totally agree, its all about the characters, does Daniel Greene do any any fantasy writing?
I think that the hallmark of a good character is a character who allowed to be a person. I often find that if an author wants to write a serious book, they will never let their main character laugh. It just feels weird, because even when you are stressed or in a tense situation, you try to have a sense of humor. I'm not sure how effective this might be, but in my own writing, I allow my characters to laugh and joke and have lighthearted interactions with one another, as well as just talk to their friends like you would talk to a friend. It's good for your character to take serious things seriously, but let them have an off switch. Maybe I just haven't read enough good books, but the dialogue in some of these novels feels a bit weird sometimes because the characters say what they have to say in order to support the plot. Conversations never deviate from the starting focus, people never make jokes or say things that are so morbid or weird they are instantly humiliated. It's possible to have meaningful, entertaining dialogue without making your characters into plot props.
It's also good to let a character be the opposite of their defining character trait once in a while. An irreverent character may have reverence for one specific thing, which adds intrigue and fleshes them out. A gentle character may have moments where they want to punch someone's teeth out, making them feel more relatable.
wish i can have that books
Photoshop skills
@Daniel Greene. Good job on the video man. I love this one. Also, I recently subscribed to your channel. Can u do a video on how to build a science fiction world/character in the future? Because I'm planning to write a science fiction novel...
Love this video! You're really good at this sort of thing, I (and many, many others, I'm sure) would love it if you returned to making more writing/worldbuilding videos :)
And fantasy debate, bring back fantasy debate!
You can feel the 2018 daniel smell out of the opening
you deserve a follow
Wait.... Neil Patrick Harris... but somehow..... CUTER?!?!!!
Ahhhh the classy intro
here's one for the algorithms buddy. Thanks for getting the creative juices flowing for meh
Are those Harry Potter books I see on that shelf?
"I'm not a fan of grimdark" hahahahahahahahahahaha XD If only back then you knew the future lololol
Suggestion on video editing - it would be nice if there was a little more space between your clips, to have natural pauses like ordinary speech. Having no pauses at all is harder to listen to, especially to home in on the important points. (I see many RUclipsrs who do this “no-gap” editing, so you aren’t alone.). Eg listen to good audio books or documentary narration. They incorporate pauses effectively.
I'm enjoying your videos, thank you. I'm wondering who the character is on the freeze photo/ presentation photo of this video. The man with dark hair and blue eyes. Is he from a game?
He's from a book series called Stormlight, the first book is The Way of Kings
@@cosetteb.4940 Thanks. Appreciate it.
11:00 that’s the George R R Martian option? I don’t even think anything like that happens in the actual books.
"feel shallow, and hollow ..."
random shot of Vin. Hmm, are you saying something, Daniel?
Really scared that people will really hate my character! I'm trying really hard too make a good one.
Let’s hear about them I might be able to give advice
There's also the possibility they hate the character but love how it's executed (no pun intended). Maybe not ideal for the main character but it isn't unheard of - although probably difficult to handle.
That's why I have multiple main characters so, hopefully, at least one or two are not hated by everybody... :P
Anyone else terrified by the moving green snake in the background?
I want to know because I want to be a writer I kind of writing a book I'm very passionate about but I have a plan for a main character whose honorable and loyal and so on i tell you a little bit of his story but I don't tell his full back story until the third book is that bad or is it good writing
I totally agree that the characters are the lifeblood of a story! You do need a good world, but without good characters, you might as well not write it.
What's the trilogy boxset at the top of your shelf?
It's the Lord of the Rings
Is there a fan or vent near that green ribbon on your shelf cause it's moving. Watch 10.40 to 10.46
Oh no I’m always having a slight breeze come off me. Weird side effect of being me.
Your photoshop skills are better than the Warner bros CGI team
I haven't read any of the Wheel of Time books yet, but it's on my to-do-list. Which books from that series would you recommend in particular?
I don't like how Perin was written in the end, but his romance was THE MOST REALISTIC romance in the whole story. Apart from Rand and the desert girl, the rest of the romances should have been re-worked, beta-readers should have sent them back
If the character is unlikable, not even a great world can save it. I hated prince of thorns but loved the setting after I read the red queens war.
Hey , Im 17 And am writing a fantasy book 📚called: "9 Souls " on Wattpad.I take notes 📝, make sketches, create maps , creatures. Love the tips thank you 😊
I'm also writing a fantasy story on Wattpad! I'm 17 as well , lol
Ayanna Mett You can search for my name on Wattpad : KNIGHTSTAND
@@wiktoriamroczka42 what is Wattpad? I'm interested in seeing ur book
Nathan Sequeira It’s probably the most popular app where you can read books , stories. It’s for free so u can download it . I posted only 1 chapter of my book :” 9 Souls “ . My name on the the app is: KNIGHTSTAND if you can’t find it
@@wiktoriamroczka42 k thx. Are u continuing with ur book
One thing, authors... Please STOP with these girls who are extremely tomboyish and don't like anything even partly girly, I like tomboys who still LOVE girly stuff!!
Ummm... did anyone else notice the green rope thing hanging on the shelf behind him moving? Is there a fan or something? Not seeing any other comments about it. Around 8min in you can really see it moving around.
So my the story starts with the protagonist at 10 years old... kind of hard for him to not be a blank slate lol... but that's the fun of it in my opinion, we grow with him from basically the beginning =]
I never noticed before but in certain lights Daniel looks a lot like Neil Patrick Harris
Can I use this exact same format for fantasy characters for movies ?
What Starless song is it at the beginning?? Sounds just incredible, didn't find it..
Are you saying "vassal" or "vessel"?
How emotion-based magic affects personality and vice versa.
Thanks
"That wizard who healed his hand" - what the book is this?
Luke Skywalker came with a pretty interesting backstory before he started on his journey.
Can I have a main character that is a pure-evil douchebag I like villains more than heroes I feel like having a main-character who is a "dick" but people would say that would get boring and people would put the book down should I try it? There isn't a back story for this character. Would that still work?.
It depends a pure evil villian is cool in small amounts. It also depends on his interactions with others. How would he treat his henchmen,his comrades and the heroes.
10:30 taken out of context
I really appreciated the video Dan! Do you think you could put a link to worldbuilding video as well? I'd like to check that out also
Is it better to flesh out characters in third perspective or first view?
That's a pretty good one, I feel like first person would take longer.
Are you suppose to write to satisfy yourself or bend to the will of the reader?
Making a good interesting character should be able to do both.
If you're writing for yourself, then you are the reader, and would you be satisfied if the story bent to your will? As opposed to letting the story evolve organically?
J.R.R. Tollkien was to subtle, and wrote to much, and people miss the point. The whole of "The Hobbit" was a riddle to figure out, which almost no one does, but it was riddle was about people. With the "Lord of the Rings" it wasn't a riddle, but again he was too subtle, and he wrote to much. At one point Gandalf says, "He can't imagine what strength it Gollum to possess the One Ring so long." Later Gollum is looking down on Frodo, and Sam, and he sees the One Ring. Mount Doom is in sight, and looks at Mount Doom. Gollum thinks, 'If the dark one get the ring, a darkness will spread, across the land. All people will fall. The darkness cover the Earth, and than the darkness will cover the stars, and there will be darkness forever.' The he thinks, "The Ring will be mine." In the end, it's Gollum defeats Sauron. Not Elves, nor all the other races of Middle Earth. The lowest of the low, defeat the ultimate evil. Some how people miss that. Sadly, if didn't know that about the "Lord of the Rings", youu didn't know anything. Now that's Character development.
Afootineachworld: Yeah, that's what I said Tolkien writes to much, and the reader mis the point.
Am I the only one thinking if that green thing in the back is alive?