tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124190976343048649.post7405479462569056554..comments2023-05-22T16:03:49.467+08:00Comments on Uncharted Pages: Character quirksTamarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16466014613515065083noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124190976343048649.post-79517760126017862132011-03-22T20:30:22.765+08:002011-03-22T20:30:22.765+08:00Well, can you see why I had a problem with every p...Well, can you see why I had a problem with every pair of shoe magically squeaking on every surface?<br /><br />Whereas if it's a character trait, something that they do instead of something that's done to them, it's different. It reveals the depth of the character - their psychology, their attitude, their history. Those quirks are great!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466014613515065083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124190976343048649.post-75105126601726412062011-03-22T20:14:12.900+08:002011-03-22T20:14:12.900+08:00So as long as a character does something, it's...So as long as a character does something, it's okay, but if it's something given, it's too much?SailorEmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124190976343048649.post-86116578364796392812011-03-22T19:53:10.964+08:002011-03-22T19:53:10.964+08:00No, no, it's definitely okay to have Isla stom...No, no, it's definitely okay to have Isla stomp. It's something she does to reveal character, not something that happens to her. Do you see the difference?Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466014613515065083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124190976343048649.post-59456794329137177062011-03-22T17:54:45.446+08:002011-03-22T17:54:45.446+08:00Isla stomps everywhere? Is that bad? I was hoping ...Isla stomps everywhere? Is that bad? I was hoping to show arrogance/self-confidence!<br /><br />And I'm going to give Gabe something, but I don't know what (but no character gets something as constant as Isla). And Erin needs something, but she won't know about it until E3 or 4 where Gabe mentions it. Maybe twirling her hair when she's concentrating really hard? Erk. Any suggestions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124190976343048649.post-6501303534887579132011-03-12T14:31:58.788+08:002011-03-12T14:31:58.788+08:00Yes, absolutely, and it did give him away at a tim...Yes, absolutely, and it did give him away at a time. But every pair of shoes? On every surface? It didn't exactly suspend my disbelief, you know?Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466014613515065083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124190976343048649.post-65934468335193382582011-03-12T14:27:42.748+08:002011-03-12T14:27:42.748+08:00YAY! I love your writing posts and am very glad yo...YAY! I love your writing posts and am very glad you are putting them together here in another blog.<br /><br />I think if the shoes squeaking actually carried a purpose, such as at an intensely quiet climatic moment where the antagonist is hunting the protagonist down, and the squeak gives him away, that would be much more interesting. Or if the squeaky shoes signalled something ABOUT the character, like his homelessness or down-to-earth-ness or whatever the heck makes him 'distinct' as a character.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913403270480461518noreply@blogger.com