character traits for a detective?

Question

I wanna wright a story that involves a Detective Kane can you give me personality and story traits and what should the story be about

give me real advice not crappy advice like Kitty

Answer 1

Wow he asks a simple question and can't get an answer because apparently the whole point of YA is to be as big a smart a** as possible.

The first answer is stupid.

Your spelling is not that bad just keep a dictionary around.

Well if you want a bit of a stereotypical detective then you can always have him be a quiet, observant person, and have him have some quirks.

A VERY good idea would be to read ""Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and despite what some people say they are some of the best detective around. If you like anime check out "Case Closed" a VERY good anime about a detective that gives you a shot to figure it out.

Answer 2

Traits Of A Detective

Answer 3

You could mix up various traits to add character and intrigue.

For example, Detective Kane could wear a trenchcoat and maybe smoke a cigar. He's a nosy type who for some reason, focuses in on one subject of suspicion fairly early in the story.

But what really makes Det. Kane special is that he always pretends he's more stupid than he really is. This adds intrigue because the suspect initially cooperates with Kane, even occasionally acting friendly, because he thinks Kane is a moron and easily fooled.

But as time goes on, the suspect begins to get irritated with Det. Kane and his constant "innocent" questions. You could have Kane feign as if he's simply "tying up loose ends" with these questions - but in reality, he's just getting the suspect to reveal more about himself ... and the crime.

Finally, when the suspect has lost all patience, Kane lowers the boom with an especially dramatic conclusion where he reveals all the evidence he's gathered and uses the suspect's own words against him to prove once and for all that he's the murderer.

Answer 4

I picture a detective being very organized and observant. He/she also has to be able to "blend in" to the background if they're on the job and looking for information.

Need to have a lot of knowledge, if they're doing any legal research/investigation in order to know how the system works and where to find info.

Might be a former police officer. Personable would be good; if he/she is a rude person, wouldn't get much info from most people, right?

Instinct or gut feelings might be important, and being able to ask the "right" questions or make sense of answers (use of deductive reasoning.) Might need to know how to use a gun.

Technical skills, too, for taking pictures and doing surveillance.

Will probably want to have some type of quirk for the character so he/she stands out.

Lingo. Needs to know some police lingo; speak the same language.

Answer 5

Appearance:
Dark hair, muscular build, strong hands, and a deep voice can be external strengths that the author is using to represent the inner strength of the character.
Look at appearance and try to think of stereotypes of those characteristics. For example, what does blonde hair mean in our society?

Action:
After you list the actions of the character, you want to really think about what these actions say about who the characters are.
We might assume that if a character never speaks to people in public that she is an antisocial person.

Speech:

As with action, we know a lot about a person by what he or she says. Also, we know a lot about a person by how the person says something. Is the character extremely ironic?
To begin, list some dialogue that shows some characteristics of the character.


Thoughts:
Look for thoughts and feelings of a character that demonstrates to you some characteristics of the character.
If a character always feels guilty, what does this say about the person? Does he have a low self-esteem? Is he extremely religious?

Choices:
As choices are made, they reveal the character's value and self-concept.
If a character decides to help volunteer at the shelter, what does this say about her? If she decides to cheat on her husband, what does this say about?


good luck

Answer 6

You should come up with your own story ideas, that is the first step to being a writer. ;-)

depending on the story plot would define what kind of detective you need.

Answer 7

To be a writer, you need to be able to spell. Those are my words of wisdom to you.

Answer 8

observant,mysterious,sneaky,hmm he might smoke,smooth kind of guy,dark hair, classy dressing style,organized,omniscient....thats all i can think of sorry!! lol. good luck with ur story!!

Answer 9

logical thinking, speculative, noticing details, funny, talkative...

Answer 10

loud