Also, side characters should have their motives. How many side characters are depicted in media shows how narcissistic humanity is. Side Characters shouldn't be there just to help the protagonist, they should have motives and goals after all they are an entity themselves. If they are there to help they should have reasons, they should also challenge the protagonist.
I usually have a really hard time coming up with a characters motives (especially for villains) but for some reason the side characters goal can sometimes be the easiest for me to write.
Hi Ana. Perhaps you could make videos about editing/revising because I recently finished my first draft of my very first novel. Some editing tips would be helpful.
What’s your opinion on the way Stephen King writes characters? (Discovering their characteristics as they go along and making little to no notes or plans. Also basing the plot off how the character responds to it and going deeper into worldbuilding than a storyline).
Didn't know he's writing like that, but that's a bit how i'm writing like i literally changed the love interest cause I wrote one scene with a character (my new love interest) and there was more tension then in the whole 70 pages i had with the other love interest. But I still wrote EVERYTHING down that i say about my characters, because i'm afraid if i don't do it i might end up accidentally changing their hair color or smt
This way happens naturally for me sometimes. Ill plan everything and then someone comes along and does something. My MCs sometimes do things I don't expect them to do.
Thank you for the video, Ana. I'm still in the process of developing both my main and side characters for a fantasy project so this video was very helpful.
hiii ana i just wanted to thank you so much bcs you've rly helped me develop and improve my writing and style i honestly don't know where i'd be if it weren't for ur channel 💕
OMG TYSM!!!! I always feel like my side characters aren’t interesting and there boring, but i wont feel like that now thanks to you! Already working on one :) one thing that helps me a lot is listening to audio edits and daydreaming! It pretty fun! Def recommend it :) ILYSM❤❤❤✨✨✨
You are amazing in delivering information! I hope you can make a in detailed video on how to write character arcs especially when there are 3 protagonistes!🥺❤
Hi ana! It's like you have mind reading powers at this point haha 👀 I'm developing a new story right now and this couldn't have come at a better time ✨
i think one of my faves in my ( very ) vast oc roster will have to be zofia and goethe from the brainchild i am currently nursing. the premise of my novel is this seventeen year old getting into an unbreakable vow of sorts with the ghost of an old classmate of his and in an attempt to find her murderer unveils that the town he's been living in for the past two years is sort of...a hub for the crazy supernatural stuff. it's supposed to be both a bit satirical but also emotional with it's found family dynamics and such? it's hard to put the themes down on paper. hell one of them is also existentialism and the meaning of life and freedom. but goethe and zofia are two characters that stuck with me and tend to make little appearances in my other wips as well. now remember the wird supernatural aspect? so uh, fairies are a thing but they're these very old very morally grey and monstrous beings and some of them are just...conniving to a point where you want to push them off of a cliff. goethe is a dog who was crafted by one of these fae alongside his cat counterpart. appearance wise, he's this very gruff pointy-eared long haired dog. it's hard to determine what breed he is ( and the closest you can get is some weird mix between german shepard, husky and st. bernard ). his fondness for humans is very limited and personally, he finds it quite insulting to see them treat other dogs as 'menial pets'. so later into his life and around the events of the books, he seems to be amassing this union slash dog army of sorts to overthrow the human populace. unfortunately these are dogs we're talking about and he has a hard time getting actual loyal supporters in with his cause because most of his subordinates actually like people. that and humans have thumbs and can open the packaged food they like. and they give nice belly rubs. and they throw balls for them to catch. but goethe does in fact have a weakness. he ended up adopting a human baby who was abandoned by her parents. it seems strange at first because well...HUMAN baby but goethe does set aside his hatred for humanity for her and is honestly very VERY soft. in the current novel events, she's around six or seven and can be best defined as a dumpster child. she's a little wild baby given that she spent most of her time in the woods, turns her nose up against her human neighbors and sleeps in the garbage dump with her father. they just have this very doting father daughter dynamic going on that i really like to think about tbh XD.
Awesome video tysm!!! Really helpful 👍🏻 I was wondering if you could in the future make a video of your process when building a fantasy world? I love your world building videos and I thoughts that maybe a video explaining how it all works by using examples? Keep up he amazing work ana!
@@Stxrria Tbh I can't download it. I Copy pasted it in Word because it looks better than the default word tables (text placement) but it makes a outline border that doesnt go away. Like a big white line outlined with thin black. Sooo ... sorry ^^"
Hi there, I have been recently assessed with your channel. Is there any chance you could do a video for beginners writers who can't decide what to write in the first paragraph ??
aaa ok so when you started talking about the tiers i literally realised: most of my side characters are tier one. 😅 my mc has a fren group of 5 people, plus her ‘guardian’ or (semi) wise one wEll now that im thinking about it theres some side characters that arent tier one… like the suspicious short principal and… uh i cant think im brain dead ANYWAYS my characters are preettyyyy awesome and i will cry when i kill 3 of them off because im evil
Hi Ana, I love your videos and keep up the good work! Question: How do you get your character pictures to sit next to the table like that under that "profile picture" thing? I've tried and I can't do it unless I'm on Google Slides, can you help?
Hi Ana. My MC is a rather reclusive and solitaire person, together with the overall plot and her nature there are not really many consistent side characters that accompagnie her. They are side characters like colleagues or teachers, a guardian and such, but no real companion. To me it feels like that could be a problem. What do you think?
Loved this video! Sadly, I always end up having more problems with the main characters and my side characters are often better, deeper and more unforgettable than the mc 🙂
Artbreeder makes me so upset they don’t have proper black people on it😭 they’re always ashy or something happens to the hair :/ I just end up using my sims 4 game
please don’t support ai art generators like artbreeder. They steal art from hardworking artists without their permission, for free, and make money off it.
Also, side characters should have their motives. How many side characters are depicted in media shows how narcissistic humanity is. Side Characters shouldn't be there just to help the protagonist, they should have motives and goals after all they are an entity themselves. If they are there to help they should have reasons, they should also challenge the protagonist.
totally agree, bestie
Yea it can show how narcissistic humanity is, but honestly I think most of the time it just shows how lazy writers are lmao
I usually have a really hard time coming up with a characters motives (especially for villains) but for some reason the side characters goal can sometimes be the easiest for me to write.
Hi Ana. Perhaps you could make videos about editing/revising because I recently finished my first draft of my very first novel. Some editing tips would be helpful.
I was about to type this. It would be really helpful to me too.
Yes please! We need a guide to writing a second draft
yesss great idea!
What’s your opinion on the way Stephen King writes characters? (Discovering their characteristics as they go along and making little to no notes or plans. Also basing the plot off how the character responds to it and going deeper into worldbuilding than a storyline).
Didn't know he's writing like that, but that's a bit how i'm writing like i literally changed the love interest cause I wrote one scene with a character (my new love interest) and there was more tension then in the whole 70 pages i had with the other love interest. But I still wrote EVERYTHING down that i say about my characters, because i'm afraid if i don't do it i might end up accidentally changing their hair color or smt
This way happens naturally for me sometimes. Ill plan everything and then someone comes along and does something. My MCs sometimes do things I don't expect them to do.
I write just like that 😟
Thank you for the video, Ana. I'm still in the process of developing both my main and side characters for a fantasy project so this video was very helpful.
I'm starting to write my first novel, I was looking for help on the internet to get organized and I found your channel
For anyone who’s having trouble with the template, copy and paste it into another document
tysmm I was wondering
you can't do that on a phone
Tysm for helping
hiii ana i just wanted to thank you so much bcs you've rly helped me develop and improve my writing and style i honestly don't know where i'd be if it weren't for ur channel 💕
OMG TYSM!!!! I always feel like my side characters aren’t interesting and there boring, but i wont feel like that now thanks to you! Already working on one :) one thing that helps me a lot is listening to audio edits and daydreaming! It pretty fun! Def recommend it :)
ILYSM❤❤❤✨✨✨
You are amazing in delivering information! I hope you can make a in detailed video on how to write character arcs especially when there are 3 protagonistes!🥺❤
ooooo that's such a great idea! character arcs are so so fun to create
you're so close to 30k!! i'm so proud of you :)
Hi ana! It's like you have mind reading powers at this point haha 👀 I'm developing a new story right now and this couldn't have come at a better time ✨
omg ana you're so close to 30k!!! 🥳 this is such a helpful video! i adore your templates
Thanks for the video! I can really relate to the way you gush about your characters.
i love my side charaters!
i think one of my faves in my ( very ) vast oc roster will have to be zofia and goethe from the brainchild i am currently nursing. the premise of my novel is this seventeen year old getting into an unbreakable vow of sorts with the ghost of an old classmate of his and in an attempt to find her murderer unveils that the town he's been living in for the past two years is sort of...a hub for the crazy supernatural stuff. it's supposed to be both a bit satirical but also emotional with it's found family dynamics and such? it's hard to put the themes down on paper. hell one of them is also existentialism and the meaning of life and freedom.
but goethe and zofia are two characters that stuck with me and tend to make little appearances in my other wips as well. now remember the wird supernatural aspect? so uh, fairies are a thing but they're these very old very morally grey and monstrous beings and some of them are just...conniving to a point where you want to push them off of a cliff. goethe is a dog who was crafted by one of these fae alongside his cat counterpart.
appearance wise, he's this very gruff pointy-eared long haired dog. it's hard to determine what breed he is ( and the closest you can get is some weird mix between german shepard, husky and st. bernard ). his fondness for humans is very limited and personally, he finds it quite insulting to see them treat other dogs as 'menial pets'. so later into his life and around the events of the books, he seems to be amassing this union slash dog army of sorts to overthrow the human populace.
unfortunately these are dogs we're talking about and he has a hard time getting actual loyal supporters in with his cause because most of his subordinates actually like people. that and humans have thumbs and can open the packaged food they like. and they give nice belly rubs. and they throw balls for them to catch.
but goethe does in fact have a weakness. he ended up adopting a human baby who was abandoned by her parents. it seems strange at first because well...HUMAN baby but goethe does set aside his hatred for humanity for her and is honestly very VERY soft. in the current novel events, she's around six or seven and can be best defined as a dumpster child. she's a little wild baby given that she spent most of her time in the woods, turns her nose up against her human neighbors and sleeps in the garbage dump with her father.
they just have this very doting father daughter dynamic going on that i really like to think about tbh XD.
I'm literally obsessed with your channel!😅
awieee tysm!! xx
AHH IM ALWAYS ABLE TO LEARN SOMETHING KNEW WHEN WATCHING UR VIDS!!
Awesome video tysm!!! Really helpful 👍🏻
I was wondering if you could in the future make a video of your process when building a fantasy world? I love your world building videos and I thoughts that maybe a video explaining how it all works by using examples? Keep up he amazing work ana!
Thank you for this video.
Can you please make one on Character Development?
Yes!
ooo yeah! this is a video i'm planning to film!! will def do soon xx
Thank you!!!🤗
Really thank you 🥺❤
THANK U I LOVE U CONTINUE GREAT CONTENT BAE AND UR PC DECORATION IS SO CUTE JLYK
THE ART AT 0:12 IS SO PRETTY 🤩🤩🤩 (Edit: HER NAME IS GEM THATS SO COOL! 😂 sorry I really like her hair-)
it's ai
Tysm for the template!
awsome video and awsome template! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
do you know how to use it?
@@Stxrria Tbh I can't download it. I Copy pasted it in Word because it looks better than the default word tables (text placement) but it makes a outline border that doesnt go away. Like a big white line outlined with thin black. Sooo ... sorry ^^"
@@lennoxwilliamsart7387 it’s fine thank you anyway
You should do tips for main characters and villains
5:28 i can't download or costumize a template on Google Docs android and I'm very sad.
Sis, you can copy the template and Paste it on your new blank page
@@F4RZ4K i can't do it on Android dear, only the text will be copied not the tables :(
Hi there, I have been recently assessed with your channel. Is there any chance you could do a video for beginners writers who can't decide what to write in the first paragraph ??
How do you create the images of the characters?
could anyone tell me how to put the template onto my Google doc format? I can't figure it out :(
aaa ok so when you started talking about the tiers i literally realised:
most of my side characters are tier one. 😅
my mc has a fren group of 5 people, plus her ‘guardian’ or (semi) wise one
wEll now that im thinking about it theres some side characters that arent tier one…
like the suspicious short principal
and… uh i cant think im brain dead
ANYWAYS my characters are preettyyyy awesome
and i will cry when i kill 3 of them off because im evil
3 of them.
😬
yes 3 and theyre all like 12 too 😅
aww what!? you kill off your characterrrrssss?! ahhhh
@@ananeu dont seem so innocent i heard that you were going to kill off one of your characters whos in first person pov
Lett is so cute I love her
hehehehe awwww xx
Does anyone know the song in the intro? I like it and would love to listen to the full song. ❤️
Hi Ana, I love your videos and keep up the good work! Question: How do you get your character pictures to sit next to the table like that under that "profile picture" thing? I've tried and I can't do it unless I'm on Google Slides, can you help?
Not me super happy that I have a chance with Lett 🥰
she's so cute :D
Lett is really similar to my character Winnie 🤔
Every time I go to the template it won’t let me type or open it on google docs help?
you can copy and paste it onto like word or something^^
Absolutely, side characters often steal the show (thinking of Emilia, Iago's wife in Othello).
Hi Ana. My MC is a rather reclusive and solitaire person, together with the overall plot and her nature there are not really many consistent side characters that accompagnie her. They are side characters like colleagues or teachers, a guardian and such, but no real companion. To me it feels like that could be a problem. What do you think?
What's the name of the song in the entrance of the video?
how do i use the template??
Art Breeder
@@ssn4464💀 they weren't asking for that
Loved this video! Sadly, I always end up having more problems with the main characters and my side characters are often better, deeper and more unforgettable than the mc 🙂
Same! Trying to keep my main characters more awesome and epic, one-using my side characters in everything
Would this still work if the characters aren’t human?
Of course just change sone other things like species or race.
Can we Add Their Race onto the Template
Yes. I do so
Hi, loved the video! Just wondering what desktop you use and if you recommend it?
Yea! I use the all in one desktop from dell (inspiration) I think! Amazing inbuilt pc for writing 🤍
I’m so confused, how do you make those appearances! It would really help in how the character is portrayed physically etc, thanks!
def go check out my artbreeder tutorial on my channel! it will be under my tutorial playlist
Tysm!
TY XX
Artbreeder makes me so upset they don’t have proper black people on it😭 they’re always ashy or something happens to the hair :/ I just end up using my sims 4 game
I'd recommend tweaking an already existing one. I've tried it with 3 of my black ocs and they turned out great.
I love your videos and your channel❤❤. Do you plan on publishing your books
id love to try!! xx hehe one day 🤍🤍
The free template would be great if it wouldn't be a fixed page that can't be copied into my Google Docs. Can't even be downloaded as a pdf.
How do I move this to my own account? 😊
idk how to get the template
None of the templates are working for me, can someone help me? I can view them, but I cant edit/type on them.
copy and paste
@@ananeu For some reason they wouldn't give me the option, but it works now. Thanks so much!
I don't know how to use the template sadly
I’m kinda a simp for Lett 😅
oop - (lowkey me too)
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please don’t support ai art generators like artbreeder. They steal art from hardworking artists without their permission, for free, and make money off it.
just starting my first novel after writing a bunch of 20k word stories thanks for such helpful tips🫶