https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/03/the-difference-between-flawed-characters-and-too-dumb-to-live/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Mon, 15 Jun 2015 17:42:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/03/the-difference-between-flawed-characters-and-too-dumb-to-live/#comment-56910 Mon, 15 Jun 2015 17:42:54 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16921#comment-56910 […] writing info on her own blog, jamigold.com by the way) and the link was to a post from Kristen Lamb (who also posts awesome writing info) on the difference between “flawed” VS. “too […]

]]> https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/03/the-difference-between-flawed-characters-and-too-dumb-to-live/#comment-56909 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 15:01:29 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16921#comment-56909 […] The Difference Between “Flawed” Characters and “Too Dumb to Live” – Kristen Lamb with an entertaining, and useful, post. […]

]]> https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/03/the-difference-between-flawed-characters-and-too-dumb-to-live/#comment-56908 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 14:29:40 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16921#comment-56908 thank you! I’ve been asking myself for a months if a particular act of my protagonist is just too far if I want my audience to still have patience with him or if it will damage him in their minds as someone who can be a hero later, and they’ll find his redemption unbelievable. It’s such a fine line–I don’t want to make his journey to redemption too easy, but I don’t want taking him further from redemption to frustrate my readers and have them write him off! I guess I’ll really need beta readers to help me know if it’s tolerable!

]]> https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/03/the-difference-between-flawed-characters-and-too-dumb-to-live/#comment-56907 Sat, 21 Mar 2015 10:12:30 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16921#comment-56907 […] aspiring authors. First of all, Kristen Lamb explains creating sympathetic flawed characters here. I particularly like her discussion of how many weaknesses naturally derive from […]

]]> https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/03/the-difference-between-flawed-characters-and-too-dumb-to-live/#comment-56906 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 22:45:05 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16921#comment-56906 Good article, Kristen. I can’t tell you how many TDTL characters I’ve read. One consisted of a geologist being chased by bad guys, but she has time to stop and look at the really cool rocks as she’s running away.

]]> https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/03/the-difference-between-flawed-characters-and-too-dumb-to-live/#comment-56905 Thu, 19 Mar 2015 17:03:19 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16921#comment-56905 […] Characters are the meat of the story. David Farland discusses characters, Sara Letourneau shows how mirror characters can illustrate literary themes, and Kristin Lamb explains the difference between “flawed” characters and “too dumb to live.” […]

]]> https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/03/the-difference-between-flawed-characters-and-too-dumb-to-live/#comment-56904 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 22:43:12 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16921#comment-56904 Going to reblog this because it’s just that good.

]]> https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/03/the-difference-between-flawed-characters-and-too-dumb-to-live/#comment-56903 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:00:56 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16921#comment-56903 I never considered character/plot as existing in a dichotomous relationship. This is highly interesting.

]]> https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/03/the-difference-between-flawed-characters-and-too-dumb-to-live/#comment-56902 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:27:54 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16921#comment-56902 I’ve stepped back from my draft to do some plotting, and I really appreciate your invitation to dig more deeply into character flaws and motivations. When I ask myself what bad decisions my mc is apt to make, it helps me clarify two kinds of trouble/plot: the kind she needs to face in order to grow, and also the kind she’ll get herself into along the way.

]]> https://authorkristenlamb.com/2015/03/the-difference-between-flawed-characters-and-too-dumb-to-live/#comment-56901 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:28:05 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=16921#comment-56901 […] The Difference Between “Flawed” Characters and “Too Dumb to Live” by Kristen Lamb. Way good advice! […]

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