Jason asks: “Are there any strategies and techniques for making characters more interesting?”
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Questions 560: Matter of Conscious
Robert asks: “How would an intelligence without a body differ from a human character, and how would a lack of a body affect a character’s perspective?”
Resources Mentioned:
The Mystery of Consciousness by John Searle
Consciousness Explained by Daniel Dennett
The Republic by Plato
Minority Report and Other Short Stories by Philip K. Dick
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Questions 533: Writing Believable Others
Jeanne asks: How do you write “the other” and keep the characters believable and accessible?
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Question 499: Collectivism, Individualism, and the Character
Robert asks: What are the differences between collectivist and individualist societies, and how do they affect the character?
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Questions 495: Writing In-Character OOC Moments
Ian asks: How do you write characters having intense moments without them seeming out of character?
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Questions 485: Tropes vs. Stereotypes
Zoe asks: Do you have any questions you ask yourself to avoid stereotypes and/or tropes?
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Questions 482: Writing Outside Your Experience
Caine asks: How do you write characters that are very much outside your experience?
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Questions 458: Swearing in Kids’ Books
Robert asks: Kids swear, but publishers and buyers of kids’ books frown on swearing. How do to keep it real without offending the gatekeepers?
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Questions 437: Character Development
Melissa asks: Can you walk us how you develop characters, from the germ of an idea to fully fleshed out main and side characters?
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Questions 311: More About Melodrama
Caine asks:
“Magnum PI and The A-Team had different approaches to melodrama. What are the technique differences between them?”
Resources Mentioned:
Magnum PI
The A-Team
Dudley Do-Right
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