Blue Angel
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I am in production/revision of "Tear of Life" and I need some help coming up with a flaw for my three main characters, plus an idea I need help deciding upon using or not.
I learned from a writing class that characters must have flaws, so they have something to overcome - inwardly. This is probably obvious to quite a few of you based on the "Gary Stu"-ness of a non-flawed person. But there is a twist to this. Garrett is the only one who goes on the journey in the story. So Are flaws important in the other three? I don't think so, but I would like opinions
If you think so look at these:
For my first two characters - I came up with a flaw for Annabelle - her anger. Despite her anger she is a typically kind woman.
Tobias is clumsy. He is just a typical helpful man who loves his wife(Annabelle).
Risa is Garrett's friend. She is a sweet, friendly and attractive girl. I haven't come up with any flaws for her either.
Here is the main character:
Garrett(hero) is their son, and he doesn't really have any problems either. He is a typical, good looking good, with luck. I was thinking of maybe making him clumsy. Of course, clumsy and lucky seem like opposites. Dumb doesn't fit because of the role he has to play.
Now the thing I was wondering about was if I should give Garrett a rival. He already has enough trouble with the task at hand, but most stories have one. I didn't want to spoil it, but Garrett and Risa are romantically involved, and the rival would be fighting for Risa's love, or something to that affect. Just making a love triangle to increase the drama, etc.
Any comments or tips are greatly appreciated.
I learned from a writing class that characters must have flaws, so they have something to overcome - inwardly. This is probably obvious to quite a few of you based on the "Gary Stu"-ness of a non-flawed person. But there is a twist to this. Garrett is the only one who goes on the journey in the story. So Are flaws important in the other three? I don't think so, but I would like opinions
If you think so look at these:
For my first two characters - I came up with a flaw for Annabelle - her anger. Despite her anger she is a typically kind woman.
Tobias is clumsy. He is just a typical helpful man who loves his wife(Annabelle).
Risa is Garrett's friend. She is a sweet, friendly and attractive girl. I haven't come up with any flaws for her either.
Here is the main character:
Garrett(hero) is their son, and he doesn't really have any problems either. He is a typical, good looking good, with luck. I was thinking of maybe making him clumsy. Of course, clumsy and lucky seem like opposites. Dumb doesn't fit because of the role he has to play.
Now the thing I was wondering about was if I should give Garrett a rival. He already has enough trouble with the task at hand, but most stories have one. I didn't want to spoil it, but Garrett and Risa are romantically involved, and the rival would be fighting for Risa's love, or something to that affect. Just making a love triangle to increase the drama, etc.
Any comments or tips are greatly appreciated.
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