Meme: Character Writing

[scribblemyname]

Snagged from likeadeuce:

Pick a character* I’ve written and I will give and explain the top five** ideas/concepts/etc I keep in mind while writing that character that I believe are essential to accurately depicting them.

* Try to make it someone I’ve written either often or recently in order for me to answer. Original or fandom permitted. Multiple requests permitted.
** May not actually be five.

Originally published at Liana Mir. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[scribblemyname]

1. Brilliance
Kitty's a genius, though she rarely couches herself or presents herself that way, and she seems to expect a lack of consternation on the part of those who watch her genius in action.

2. Empathy
The girl cares, even when it's killing her to care, even when she wishes she didn't, even when it's not good for her to care or the object of her caring wishes she wouldn't. She cares.

3. Practical
Sometimes bubbliness aside, the girl is eminently practical—in fact, even when she's bubbly. I try to remember that even if her actions or ideas seem impractical to me, they are practical to her, so I have to look through her eyes to wrangle out how she decides to do things.

Hmm... I guess there's only 3.

[arliddian.livejournal.com]

Makes so much sense, and I can see these traits in your stories!

[scribblemyname]

Whoohoo! Success!