tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post3122852676323376042..comments2024-03-08T09:28:10.145-05:00Comments on The Faux Fountain Pen: Habits, Hobbies, & Other Human TraitsSarah Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-66540600691958593602016-04-12T16:38:44.896-04:002016-04-12T16:38:44.896-04:00I have a character that reads a lot of military bo...I have a character that reads a lot of military books. But those books are not present in his stay at a mental ward. So, he happens to find a book just lying around. It's a play, but he ends up reading it in a day. <br /><br />G. R. McNeese from<br /><a href="http://blacklightproject.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Project Blacklight</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-8096535345409756962016-04-11T14:52:02.008-04:002016-04-11T14:52:02.008-04:00Very good insight! I like giving my characters rea...Very good insight! I like giving my characters realistic hobbies or traits. One of my characters rolls his eyes all the time. lolDebra Renée Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717966370332027353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-48636938323946249062016-04-10T10:56:43.168-04:002016-04-10T10:56:43.168-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.LissaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584807385075888865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-3160820980620885022016-04-10T10:56:33.770-04:002016-04-10T10:56:33.770-04:00Walking as a hobby has many possibilities. It is/w...Walking as a hobby has many possibilities. It is/was the habit of choice for many great creative minds, such as Beethoven and Thoreau. Great for brainstorming, apparently. Your character might be a nature lover. Or trying to escape some drama in the household. If they are a young person, it might signify feelings of isolation as I don't know many young people who enjoy walking as a hobby. What's the time period? In the early 1900s extreme walking was a big fad. LissaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584807385075888865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-34962553237577500512016-04-10T09:35:44.529-04:002016-04-10T09:35:44.529-04:00I have a character who constantly talks out loud t...I have a character who constantly talks out loud to his pet bird. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.ajlauer.net" rel="nofollow">AJ Lauer</a><br />A-Z Co-host<br />@ayjaylauerAJ Lauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354238149097137060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-32085516401784762292016-04-09T17:51:24.719-04:002016-04-09T17:51:24.719-04:00I like quirky characters. Some writers are really ...I like quirky characters. Some writers are really good at creating them. I try but ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.susangourley.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Susan Says</a>Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-58940069634885419382016-04-09T16:58:59.379-04:002016-04-09T16:58:59.379-04:00Habits, hobbies, mannerisms, all of these things g...Habits, hobbies, mannerisms, all of these things go into making a believable character.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-51691928066204183272016-04-09T16:47:29.206-04:002016-04-09T16:47:29.206-04:00Well... this 50+ year old grandmother discovered (...Well... this 50+ year old grandmother discovered (quite by accident) that her protagonist was obsessed with Minecraft. I had to do some quick research to discover what this phenomenon is all about :)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414201637917215413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-42136096834075589512016-04-09T16:25:37.577-04:002016-04-09T16:25:37.577-04:00Yes, sometimes it can get very confusing for the r...Yes, sometimes it can get very confusing for the reader if the characters are improperly defined.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-26372534605643475502016-04-09T16:20:58.392-04:002016-04-09T16:20:58.392-04:00In my first book, I had a character who was always...In my first book, I had a character who was always playing video games. It was his hobby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-80692903275555152072016-04-09T14:34:14.433-04:002016-04-09T14:34:14.433-04:00Habits are definitely part of a person, real or fi...Habits are definitely part of a person, real or fictional.<br /><br />@mirymom1 from<br /><a href="http://samanthabryant.com" rel="nofollow">Balancing Act</a>Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-76716151669900035522016-04-09T11:05:09.857-04:002016-04-09T11:05:09.857-04:00It's important to choose those quirks well and...It's important to choose those quirks well and not over use them. I sometimes grow tired of reading stories that use quirks a lot, but fail to develop their characters in other ways. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614478740889477584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-3210790405153632332016-04-09T09:45:33.750-04:002016-04-09T09:45:33.750-04:00I have one character who never uses contractions w...I have one character who never uses contractions when he speaks. And one who speaks in pop culture references. One who hates needlepoint, and one who hates boats. I recently created a character who wants to be an artist, and she's quasi-friends with a girl who fancies herself an actress. And most of my characters like to swear—I don't know why...M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-48556700848353513802016-04-09T09:40:22.876-04:002016-04-09T09:40:22.876-04:00A person's job or their family situation can a...A person's job or their family situation can also have a big effect on their personality--how they react to stress. So many things to think about.Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8203719610395611719.post-77748735007428292182016-04-09T09:29:50.787-04:002016-04-09T09:29:50.787-04:00Everything your character does can be an opportuni...Everything your character does can be an opportunity for character building, even the narration itself. The book I'm working on now has several point of view characters, and one thing I've done is make each one focus on a specific sense(or, in the case of a recently-blinded character, every sense but one). This is particularly effective since the book is first person, but can be done in third person too and is a fun way to help make characters unique.Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842064312607942961noreply@blogger.com