Character and Situation Writing Tools (Coming Soon)

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I’ve been spending hours upon hours of my time working on articles that I’m hoping will be useful for writer’s to take information from and apply them to their characters. I’m not bothering with the general layouts of stories, because I think there are enough self-help books out there on how to be a writer. These tools are geared for rounding characters and situations based on real-life observations. I thought that all those years I spent listening to people and observing them should be shared with others. It would be even neater if others would also give their view on the topics as well. I won’t hold my breath for participation, but I can hope for it.

Having said all that, there was one thing in particular I’ve been working on lately; fear. The understanding of fear. Is it survival instinct? Is it a defense mechanism? Do you think that it’s a lack of understanding? Do you think that reckless necessarily means that one is unaware of the dangers? I have pages and pages in my blog post draft of this topic, I’m trying to hone it down to a few things instead of the mashup of everything I’ve accumulated.

Let me know what you think, if you’d like.

If not, then that’s fine and I still wish you a good day!

3 Responses to “Character and Situation Writing Tools (Coming Soon)”

  1. AnimeLove

    you should research on alienation. maybe this is more in the vein of what you’re searching, i believe. Fear is also the main cause of many ‘negative’ emotions, psychanalysts would say (Freud). Finding the origins of such fear is to awaken to reason, as many times theses fears take roots in ignorance and religion… Cultural beliefs, myths, and technology also
    probably contribute to maintaining peoples in a constant
    fear-like mindset… :wink:

    AnimeLove

  2. A.R. Van Halleorg

    Hmm, interesting. I hadn’t thought of the long-term mindset of fear itself. I was mainly focusing on the current and immediate impact it has on others and the characters we write. I like!

    Thanks a lot! I’ll follow that vein for the next couple of days and see where it takes me :D

  3. AnimeLove

    no problemo… I’ll just stalk here
    to read on your latest character
    development… :cool:

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