tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711789431445528134.post9210558879486010469..comments2013-08-31T15:06:27.865-07:00Comments on Magical Girl Studios: The Post About Character BuildingSammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09995403537183855090noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711789431445528134.post-91860686806661811052010-07-23T19:16:55.416-07:002010-07-23T19:16:55.416-07:00I love writing, but I always have a hard time stic...I love writing, but I always have a hard time sticking to a project, so I've ended up with dozens of characters and variations on characters, not to mention several worlds and environments that I'm absolutely terrible at organizing. When it comes down to it, a story can take place pretty much anywhere, but it's the details that add originality.<br /><br />What I mean to say is that the environment affects a character by a heck of a lot. Someone living in ancient Greece would have a totally different experience than someone living in modern-day Mexico. You can create a pretty identical basic plot in both places, but cultural and technological differences make both stories unique.<br /><br />You might think your conflicts are trite, but when it comes down to it, there aren't a lot of completely original ideas left. It's the execution that matters most, though that takes some skill in itself. You could say I take the opposite route to brainstorming: I come up with a conflict first and then build around it. Well, conflict is the entire point of a story; writing about characters going about their everyday lives would be fun, but it'd probably get tiring after a while.<br /><br />So, there's my two cents. Any character you might create should either have a problem to be resolved at some point or serve some other purpose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com