Writing: Characters and Dialogue

There isn't one set of traits that all main characters share. I suspect you were told to read a set of stories and analyze the characters in those stories, and in that case, we can't really help you since we don't know what stories you're supposed to read.

Where something subtle happens that suggests a characterization rather than definitely stating it.

eg. He raised his head for a quick look over the battlements then jerked it back down. For a difficult moment he thought, then raised his eyes over the edge for a longer glance. Fearful he brought his skull below the rim and scolded hard at the mud coated cobbles. Then, with visible fear, he forced himself to look again - and stared.

Trurl's machine is a story about two inventors that make a very dumb robot that trys to kill them

Which would have the most functional significance in a story? A.B.D.A main character

Do you mean that the character is fictional to us, or is he imaginary in the context of the story? Either way, the answer is yes.

It's prose.

the fears and motivations of the characters - apex

If antagonist did not want to harm protagonist, he wouldn't be antagonist. His opposition to protagonist is what makes him antagonist.

Here's a link to a good name generating website for you!

Use what symbols remind you of boldness and brightness. What do you think bold would look like? How about bright? What colors would they be?

Her full name is Auden Penelope West! =)

Just as speaking reveals characteristics of real people, it can reveal characteristics of fictional ones as well. You can tell how educated a person is by the words they use. You can tell where someone is from by their dialect. You can tell what they are thinking and feeling, and you can often tell whether a character is reliable or not by how well what they say matches what they do.

Here's a good link to show you how to write a character sketch! You do both.

Writing dialogue is not as hard as you're letting it seem. You have dialogue all the time -- it's called talking. If you honestly cannot think of what your characters are going to say to one another, you need to go take a break and go somewhere out in public. Sit somewhere in the middle of a crowd for one to two hours and just listen to people talking. Then, go home and write down some of the things you heard people saying. That's dialogue.

When you need to have your characters talk, just pretend it's you and a friend (or several friends), and have them say something you'd probably say in the same situation. Then imagine what your friends would say in reply, and go back and forth that way. As you become a better writer, your characters themselves will "tell" you what they want to say, because they become like real people to you.

Each Character should react to the other

Writing dialogue is not as hard as you're letting it seem. You have dialogue all the time -- it's called talking. If you honestly cannot think of what your characters are going to say to one another, you need to go take a break and go somewhere out in public. Sit somewhere in the middle of a crowd for one to two hours and just listen to people talking. Then, go home and write down some of the things you heard people saying. That's dialogue.

If you've never been in a setting where someone is helping another person take a bath or get dressed, you should volunteer at a hospital or nursing home, or just visit with some of the sick people so you know what that sort of conversation sounds like.

When you need to have your characters talk, just pretend it's you and a friend (or several friends), and have them say something you'd probably say in the same situation. Then imagine what your friends would say in reply, and go back and forth that way. As you become a better writer, your characters themselves will "tell" you what they want to say, because they become like real people to you.

There really aren't any specific names that are any better than others. It's a matter of preference. For example, in a love story, I like to use longer names like Rosalind and Zachary, but maybe you prefer shorter ones like, Ada and Paul. The names are minor details. It won't matter what you call characters as long as they are good, well-developed!

Here is a link to a good name generating website.

A complex character can be called many things. Believable and realistic are two words, but perhaps you are thinking of "round" characters as opposed to "flat" characters who are not complex.

It depends on how similar they are and how famous the other work is.

In your example, you said you named your characters 'constructs.' The word "construct" is a common word, so it might be alright to use it as a descriptive word. However, if another author who is more famous than you has a group of creatures who seem almost identical to yours and are called the same thing, then you might have accidently picked up the idea from that author and you should pick a different name and change them a bit. Otherwise, the original author could sue you for copying him.

You might check a thesaurus and find other terms that mean the same thing, or even invent a word yourself and say it's these characters' name for themselves.

Writing dialogue is not as hard as you're letting it seem. You have dialogue all the time -- it's called talking. If you honestly cannot think of what your characters are going to say to one another, you need to go take a break and go somewhere out in public. Sit somewhere in the middle of a crowd for one to two hours and just listen to people talking. Then, go home and write down some of the things you heard people saying. That's dialogue.

When you need to have your characters talk, just pretend it's you and a friend (or several friends), and have them say something you'd probably say in the same situation. Then imagine what your friends would say in reply, and go back and forth that way. As you become a better writer, your characters themselves will "tell" you what they want to say, because they become like real people to you.

Almost anything is acceptable in dialogue -- that just means what is spoken! People can say anything. Just remember to use your quotation marks and proper punctuation, and to start a new paragraph when a new speaker begins talking.

The "Tragic Hero" is one who falls from a lofty position and is one in which we sympathize with because of his misfortune . The Tragic Hero will have a flaw that will penultimately result in his downfall . We see/identify ourselves in him .