forum ill critique your characters
Started by Amstance
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Amstance

@writelikeyourerunningoutoftime I think your character is well developed, i only have a few questions
did she become emoitionless when her husband died, or has she always been that was?
Is there a reason she doesn't like polotics?
Other than that, I would say your character is really developed

@Joneathan

Would you please look at these characters for me?

Amstance

barbara, you character Rie has tons of background info, but I still don't feel like I know her personality. You have a very well developed backstory, but I feel like I want to know her herself more. I need to know more about her. What does she do when shes embarrased? What about when she's nervous? Other than that, I think you have an great character with greater things to come

Amstance

@Joneathan your characters are a start, however the mannerisms still don't tell me much about them. For theo, why does he have such a big ego? If his favorite possession is a guitar pick, does he play guitar? For Ellen, popper her neck isn't really a manneris. but saying something like, she pops her neck when she's angry, that gives a better description. She's 67, why are her politics undecided, that doesn't make sense. For Lune, again, why the undecided politics, that's not really realistic even if she is childish. Hope this helped, keep up the work!

@Kaloobia

Hey dude! If you're not too overloaded yet, can you take a look a this guy of mine? Gabriel Brewer I'm afraid of him veering towards stereotypical, and as much as I like him (as his creator) I don't want him to be too likable just because he has a sob story. Thanks in advance!

Amstance

@Kaloobia Right away, I noticed that you said your character doesn't eat consistently. I want to know why. Every character trait is there for a reason. You said what he does when he's nervous, but what does he do when he's bored, afraid, excited etc.? Just things to keep in mind. When you mention Gabe used to go to drag shows, what kind of drag shows? Since he's a rapper, do you have any songs that he has written? I would love to see them. Or maybe a quote that inspires him if you can't write songs lol. his story is really sad, and I think you have a great character, but you don't want him to be too stereotypical, like you said, so really focus on something that makes him unique. Like maybe he plays ukulele or something you wouldn't suspect.

Amstance

@TheMusicalVampire HOW CAN I MAKE YOUR BEAN HAPPY!!!! First off, I love your character Lucas. I feel really bad because when he was a kid, he was happy, and I really wish it was still that way. I honestly don't have any criticism, because i kinda suck at criticizing characters. But i will tell you what i like about your character. i love that he makes ocs, because that's all I've been doing this summer, and I really hope the girl that was mean to him and drived him to almost suicide feels horrible and that one he becomes happy again.

@mellowlynea

Heya! Got a review already of these two but I'd love to have more opinions on them. Cheers and thank you for this!

@mellowlynea

@Paris
I had a look and I'll start off by saying kudos for an interesting look! The Ancient Greek setting could definitely be built upon, and could become an exciting adventure story. However, her personality is hard to grasp. Try to flesh her out more! Why does she not take the compliments on her figure? Why is she so immature? Does she really have no prejudices? That's hard to believe, everyone has some pre-constructed notions. Why is she surrounded by nasty people, and who are they? Why does Nicodemus dislike her for being immature, when maturity had little to say about being eligible for marriage in Ancient Greece? Why is she in love with Nicodemus? A lot of things need explanation here, but I'd love to see her grow and change over time.

Amstance

OK, i will critique characters some time next week. I'm going to be busy on the 4th and then i will get to all your characters. Thanks for your patience