tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post6988391392580761595..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Help! My Character is Perfect! Character MotivationStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-58931218768143704412012-04-23T11:43:29.751-05:002012-04-23T11:43:29.751-05:00Once again, these are fantastic tips for character...Once again, these are fantastic tips for character development! It's definitely important to make sure that your character's motivations fit with who they are, and just one of the ways you can change someone in your story from a two-dimensional character into a three-dimensional person. Thanks for the advice, Jill!<br /><br />And oh my goodness, I made it into the top 20!! Eee, yay, I'm so psyched - thank you so much to the judges and to Stephanie!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-37854825891002319992012-04-21T18:40:30.494-05:002012-04-21T18:40:30.494-05:00Thank you guys for such helpful comments! This cle...Thank you guys for such helpful comments! This clears things up for me nicely. :)Clarebearhttp://www.unitedinhislove.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-60751286563446728312012-04-21T08:18:35.714-05:002012-04-21T08:18:35.714-05:00She discovers that a true friend is all she really...She discovers that a true friend is all she really needs in life and she becomes a better person in general.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-58883991092019170512012-04-21T06:54:14.933-05:002012-04-21T06:54:14.933-05:00Congrats, Rose!
And congrats to everyone who made ...Congrats, Rose!<br />And congrats to everyone who made the list.<br />:-)<br />JillJill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-38071363678077913422012-04-21T06:53:28.827-05:002012-04-21T06:53:28.827-05:00You're welcome, Jill! I'm glad it made you...You're welcome, Jill! I'm glad it made you think. <br /><br />And, nice name, by the way. *grin*<br /><br />JillJill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-49347321442078810072012-04-21T06:52:44.943-05:002012-04-21T06:52:44.943-05:00Yes, they sound good. The internal motivation is l...Yes, they sound good. The internal motivation is likely even more vague like: being loved or knowing she matters in the world. And then her external would be to find friendship, which she seeks in the popular crowd because that has the illusion of being so much better than anything else, even thought it's usually not.<br /><br />How do you work it out in the end? Does she find a true friend?Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-64342584253603841762012-04-21T06:49:33.729-05:002012-04-21T06:49:33.729-05:00Sweet! I'm glad it was helpful, Rachelle!
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...Sweet! I'm glad it was helpful, Rachelle!<br />:-)<br />JillJill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-77546343659190137422012-04-21T06:48:46.161-05:002012-04-21T06:48:46.161-05:00Good answers Leila and Brian. I concur. :-)
Altho...Good answers Leila and Brian. I concur. :-)<br /><br />Although, my book Replication was 90,000 words, and it's only 296 pages, and if you hold it, it's tiny. But the pages are super thin, so the publisher made it look shorter than it way. Clever guys, anyway. *grin*<br /><br />But don't go by my word count. I talk too much and I write too much, so... yeah.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-80376867698657094422012-04-21T06:46:27.683-05:002012-04-21T06:46:27.683-05:00Confession: I scheduled this post early because I ...Confession: I scheduled this post early because I knew I would be on an airplane on Friday. *grin*Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-225371463102822122012-04-21T06:45:24.105-05:002012-04-21T06:45:24.105-05:00Clarebear,
Yes! Good point. I should have worded ...Clarebear,<br /><br />Yes! Good point. I should have worded that better. Every story needs an antagonist, but it doesn't have to be a person. You can have:<br /><br />Man vs man, man vs. himself, man vs nature, man vs machine, man vs society...<br /><br />But those "antagonists" need to have a goal. So, a volcano's goal is to blow and possibly leak lava all over the place. That could very well clash with your main character's goal, which is suddenly: don't die! LOLJill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-12647878597051991672012-04-20T22:16:27.204-05:002012-04-20T22:16:27.204-05:00Oh, my heart was pounding when I read that list! S...Oh, my heart was pounding when I read that list! So excited I made it!Rose Williamshttps://plus.google.com/u/0/107224568677809569483/postsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-65566100043400882492012-04-20T20:11:44.762-05:002012-04-20T20:11:44.762-05:00Thank you for this post and all the others on char...Thank you for this post and all the others on character development! I found this to be really helpful, especially since I'm in the planning stages of my new WIP. <br />I also always need to remember that the antagonists have motivations, too. :)<br /><br />Congrats to those who made the top 20!Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17132663863438948786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-72565251384048173972012-04-20T20:10:11.449-05:002012-04-20T20:10:11.449-05:00thanks :Dthanks :DAnnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-74275195187895356312012-04-20T17:43:51.162-05:002012-04-20T17:43:51.162-05:00Here are my MC's motivations: Her father died ...Here are my MC's motivations: Her father died a year before my story occurs and her mother is always out of the house working. MC's internal motivation is to have someone to confide in and I suppose that her external motivation is to be popular. My antagonist discovers a secret about the MC and uses it against her, so she (the antagonist) can get the lead in the performance. <br /><br />Do these character motivations sound ok? And thanks for the post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-45504103521893325732012-04-20T15:50:30.494-05:002012-04-20T15:50:30.494-05:00Also, 60,000 words is approximately 240 book pages...Also, 60,000 words is approximately 240 book pages in average book size.<br />84,000 words = 382 pages<br />Hope that helps as well.Brian Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00069539442682466132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-27421152954775991572012-04-20T15:03:25.615-05:002012-04-20T15:03:25.615-05:00Thank you for this post, Jill! This clears up a qu...Thank you for this post, Jill! This clears up a question I had about the difference between the two! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150136011032761640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-78730818724271699392012-04-20T14:55:10.816-05:002012-04-20T14:55:10.816-05:00I recently wrote a play for my theatre class in wh...I recently wrote a play for my theatre class in which the antagonist was botched electronics/technology. The main premise revolved around having Bell say "Watson, come here; I want you" into his telephone and instead of having Watson here and voila! Telephone works! a handful of historical figures from different time periods, etc. hear him through bells. :) A lot of fun to write. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150136011032761640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-16151104397145515082012-04-20T11:13:19.691-05:002012-04-20T11:13:19.691-05:00From what I've read/heard its generally 45,000...From what I've read/heard its generally 45,000 - 80,000 words total. It sounds like a lot, but 500 words is about one and a half to two pages. :)<br /><br />I find it doesn't take to long to write 500 words when its creative writing. It gets easier to write more and more each day, so you could start out with 250 and work up if your concerned about the length of time it will take to write.<br /><br />PS: Sorry about the extra comment bellow!Leilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-74072567006295367202012-04-20T11:12:28.109-05:002012-04-20T11:12:28.109-05:00From what I've read/heard its generally 45,00...From what I've read/heard its generally 45,000 - 80,000 words total. It sounds like a lot, but 500 words is about one and a half to two pages. :)<br /><br />I find it doesn't take to long to write 500 words when its creative writing. It gets easier to write more and more each day, so you could start out with 250 and work up if your concerned about the length of time it will take to write.Leilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-63996950326009335602012-04-20T10:42:54.846-05:002012-04-20T10:42:54.846-05:00I really like making my antagonists both. For ins...I really like making my antagonists both. For instance, in my current WIP, The Common Denominator, my MC and his friends are running from the bad guys, and they also have to survive being snowed in, driving for hours on end, and things like that. Yeah, it may not seem like those would be much of an obstacle, but it really wears on your nerves, and emotional stability. So using both, I've found, is a really good tool. Sort of like in the Hunger Games. She was fighting both the capitol and the arena, thereby facing two antagonists.Becki Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421459879883678878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-7508296115438443992012-04-20T10:34:23.180-05:002012-04-20T10:34:23.180-05:00umm just a quick question...how long is a YA novel...umm just a quick question...how long is a YA novel, by word count. Because I've heard authors say if you write 250-500 words a day, you'll get a novel done in time. Just a quick question :DAnnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-24276401703195288662012-04-20T10:25:15.111-05:002012-04-20T10:25:15.111-05:00High five! :DHigh five! :DMicah Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444448428380810777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-92179985828074777542012-04-20T10:07:52.856-05:002012-04-20T10:07:52.856-05:00No kidding! Awesome posts at 1:00 ... could it get...No kidding! Awesome posts at 1:00 ... could it get any better? :)Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838145980198951452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-59407722779310611782012-04-20T10:07:12.101-05:002012-04-20T10:07:12.101-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838145980198951452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-64124570430473515552012-04-20T10:06:15.699-05:002012-04-20T10:06:15.699-05:00I've read that nature is often an antagonist, ...I've read that nature is often an antagonist, and the MC himself (or herself) can be an antagonist - I believe Alcyone Everly is her own antagonist, for example. In "Mara, Daughter of the Nile" (one of the best-written books I've ever read), there is no one antagonist, merely dozens of characters all struggling for their own benefits. Fascinating. All this to say that yes, you can definitely work out not having a person as an antagonist.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838145980198951452noreply@blogger.com