Hey there! Hope everyone’s had a good week!
Now this is a subject that I am really excited to talk
about. I think I’ve mentioned it before but I love reading those small clues
and details of a character that hints at their personality. And I think a big
part of showing a character’s personality is how they express themselves in
different situations.
Everyone has a different way of dealing with anger, grief,
or happiness and that should be true for characters too.
One might breakdown over something sad while another will
shut everyone out.
You should know your characters well enough to be able to
let them express themselves the way they see fit. Don’t force them to have a
breakdown because you think it’s a good idea. Or don’t make them have a temper
tantrum if that’s not their personality.
One thing that helps you know your character’s better are
character sheets. When I want to get to know a character better I go through
each Myer Briggs personalities and find the one that is just right for my
character. If they are going to fall in love I also enjoy going through the Love
Languages test which you can access right here:
But anyways let’s get to some examples. I do love my examples
For Lindsi when she is feeling grief she denies that anything happened and then breakdowns afterwards. Whereas when she's angry she has a fit and yells and likes to insult the person she's mad at.
Sabrina on the other hand ignores her feelings and pushes them away so she doesn't have to feel anything. If she's sad or regretful she'll grit her teeth and ignore her feelings. But when she's angry Sabrina gladly expresses herself. Usually I'm violence.
As for Kayly she's the shallow, giggly, girly girly. She overdramatizes everything. When she's sad she sobs hysterically and when she's mad she throws a tantrum.
So, when you go to fill out your character sheet and get to know your characters make sure to ask yourself what would so and so do in this or that situation?
How does your characters express themselves?
This is a neat idea. ^ ^ Everyone expresses themselves differently so should characters. My character Bryce likes to hide his positive emotions and express his negative ones, my character Emil likes to use his positive feelings to make himself ignore his negative ones.
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Thanks! Huh, those sound like really cool characters. :):) I love those kind of characters that hide their emotions in different ways. :):)
ReplyDeleteThank you. :)
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