2006-11-15 08:03:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The character you make affects the story that you are writing. Try checking out 100 personalitys or check out a character book from the library. It always helps me.Think about how you want your character to be seen in the eyes of the world.
2006-11-15 08:47:42 · answer #1 · answered by Avangelis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extremes.
Either make the character extremely off the wall or extremely normal. Kramer is off the wall and Bill Lumbergh (Office Space) is extremely normal (in an abnormal way).
Also, you have to really build up this character. Give him or her dimension. Your readers should have an idea of what it is like to be this person. Another thing to do is to play on your reader's dreams. Give this character the ability to do what others only dream about. Hannibal Lector is like this. Horrific as he was, he could scare anyone and get away with just about anything. He was not afraid of anyone, either. In his own twisted way, he was a god. Much like Mary Poppins but with the fava beans.
2006-11-15 08:10:08 · answer #2 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make your character human. Give him both good traits and bad traits. For instance on the first page of THE MANHUNTER, readers learn that Davyd is tall dark and handsome, a swordsman, but not a sailor because he has NO head for heights. He's a trader from a very large, very wealthy family, but gets tired of being compared to his older brothers. He's human.
Oh, it was really fun getting him treed by wild pigs later in the book with the heroine in his arms. No room to move. He hated looking down so he held on to her. Lots of sexual tension. Great fun.
2006-11-15 08:56:12 · answer #3 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't create an unforgettable character just because you want to: it has to come naturally from your story and a connection with the reader/viewer. Something just clicks (Jane Austen thought no one would like her character Emma, but Emma became one of the most popular characters of all Austen's work).
2006-11-15 08:54:31 · answer #4 · answered by Adriana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest that you go with your instincts. Let the character take a life as you write the story. You will be surprised by how easily a character will come to life if you don't try to force a type cast on them.
2006-11-15 08:42:33 · answer #5 · answered by ShadowWalkerGray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am 17 years old. im writing a story right now. the main character in my story is a murderer. he takes pleasure in killing people and watching them suffer. many readers of my story always remember what the main character does because of his sick actions. i dont know if u are talking about a character in a book, or in a play, but make them interesting, and have very strange qualities or characteristics about them. it will always get attention. a human and never be too strange
2006-11-15 08:10:13 · answer #6 · answered by kcbooboo6789 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no magic answer, although i know you really want one.
The one secret that all great writers admit is that the best way to learn is to read the greats.
Go get them at: www.gutenberg.org
2006-11-15 09:34:51 · answer #7 · answered by superinteligent shade of blue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By making them so rude, crude and discusting you can't forget them
2006-11-15 13:57:37 · answer #8 · answered by Molly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋