Arindown (Gracie)

@Dakota @emberynus-the-dragonslayer

Thought I’d share one of my characters. Her name is Kayla, and she’s my MC’s younger sister. She’s a sweet girl with a fighter heart who struggles with being the middle-child, and living in her brother’s shadow.

@zee

Like always, this is such a good question.😄

I think for me, the thing that turns me off is stupidity without reason. In life, people make wrong choices, but they always do it for a reason. Characters that just can’t get a grasp on reality are so frustrating. I honestly don’t care how many bad choices a character makes, as long as I can…[Read more]

@theswordinthebook

Claire is right. Just go for it. Your art is really good.

I think most people just use PayPal, but I’m really not sure. That’s what I’ve used in the past.😄

Ella, probably, although I can imagine most of the family doing it.😄

Who’d have a freak out before a dead-line?

Uncle Erik, and he’d probably do it just to horrify his sister-in-law.

Who would be the one who fell asleep before it turned New Years?

@lrc Hey! I’ll brainstorm for a second with you.😄 Just random ideas in random orders, I guess.

– Make memory loss part of your characters arc. For example, if your character was an Enneagram 4 (Enneagram is just way to tell personifies), their self-identity might be really important to them. Which could be a huge factor for conflict.

– What if…[Read more]

Here’s one that somebody actually bought from me on Instagram. They were a spider enthusiast, I guess.😂

@wingiby-iggiby

I’m glad I could encourage you.😊 And sure, I’ll post a few of my sketches…if you post a few of yours.😄

Here’s one I did in pencil of my friend during church.

Wow. That’s a hard one. I like to think that none of my characters would be that careless, but…😆 I can see Enan doing this, and then recruiting his uncle to help him hunt down the entire mafia when he found his mistake.

Who’d be the one that reads the end of the book first?

Kayla probably. Just to see if the beginning is going to be worth it.

Uncle Erik (again). Literally, he doesn’t have enemies. Everyone likes him, but everyone has their “Erik, enough” moments.😄

Who would be the one who has a sugar, I-stayed-up-too-late, rush after a party?

I feel like Ella does that sometimes. Just gets super giggly and wild.

I think what everyone else said is true. Creating a good character isn’t about personality, it’s about (as Abbie Emmons always says) internal conflict. If you can create believable emotions, you can create believable characters. It really doesn’t matter what they’re like otherwise, or how “different” they are, if a reader can relate to their…[Read more]

Probably Uncle Erik…although he might accidentally kill it.

Who would be the most likely to love snow? 

Probably Ella. She’s an artist girl.