Writers and Readers: The Timecrest Podcast

2: Why Your Characters Are Flat

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Three key mistakes that writers make resulting in flat characters. One silver bullet. Breaking down the character writing flaws of Kate Austen from Lost, Dr. Sheldon Cooper from Big Bang Theory, and everybody in Season 8 of Game of Thrones. The motivations and stakes of Luthor Timecrest. Timecrest Q&A on writing Timecrest characters.

Intro

  • The reason your character is flat, is because you don't love them.

    • Writers and Readers

    • Mistake #1: Not giving your characters a motivation with stakes
    • Mistake #2: Over-reliance on "freebies"
    • Mistake #3: Your character is inconsistent
    • A silver bullet: Love your character. [Ender's Game quote]

      • Bi-Annual Evaluation Survey

      • Narnet: As a perfectionist, how do you give your characters interesting and believable flaws?
      • Grace Lama: How did you make the characters' personalities come across clearly?
      • Stickup Leashes: What was it like creating the Memory Oracles.

        • Archive Oracles

        • Which characters underwent the most changes from early to final drafts?
        • Which characters were the easiest and hardest to write?
        • Which character is your favorite to write?

          • Credits:

          Timecrest is a young adult fantasy where you are the main character. It was featured in Apple's App Store Best Of and The New York Times, and has won Best Game & Developer of the Year, AppleVis Golden Apples.

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          Writers and Readers: The Timecrest PodcastBy Sneaky Crab