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How Characters Express Themselves


     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:

www.5lovelanguages.com/profile/ 



But anyways let’s get to some examples. I do love my examples

Over the course of my trilogy there are three main characters: Lindsi, Sabrina, and Kayly and each them have their own unique personalities. 

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? 

Comments

  1. Victoria Grace HowellDecember 12, 2014 at 10:14 AM

    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.

    Stori Tori's Blog

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  2. Melody_AuthorDecember 12, 2014 at 7:02 PM

    Thanks! Huh, those sound like really cool characters. :):) I love those kind of characters that hide their emotions in different ways. :):)

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