jlmdemon:

startrek-marysues:

that70srpc:

I find that, when writing bios, it’s really helpful to look at a list or a chart like the one above. Picking two or three traits from each chart and building a character based around them will give you a really interesting bio, because they will serve as a reminder that characters need depth and dimension.

Independent and clever.

VS.

Independent, clever, pretentious, and stubborn.

The first combination doesn’t come with any flaws, whereas the second will provide a more dynamic character.

HEY GUYS, this showed up on my dash this morning, and I thought it would be helpful if any of you are writing characters and don’t want them to come out as picture-perfect Mary Sues! :) 

One thing I’d like to add, though, is that you should make sure the character traits don’t conflict in an oxymoronic way…. for example: Ambitious and lazy, or patient and impulsive. WAT. (Believe it or not, I HAVE seen it happen before! Don’t do it!!)

I looked through this, and i realized I have three from each for two characters in a story I’m writing.
Oliver is:
Impulsive, stubborn and impulsive, but also loyal caring and confident.
Dia Is:
Distrusting,  suspicious and inhibited, but also caring, patient and persistent. 

AWESOME. Using this! :D

(If you need a broader list of negatives and positives, this site is golden! It has TONS, and they’re split up into attributes / attitudes / social endowments and skills, and they have the opposites in a table next to each other. :D !!! USE THIS TOO!)

(Source: dunst-rph, via type40)