In this week’s Story Works Round Table, Alida, Kathryn, and Robert talk about the adorable characters that your readers fall in love with in your stories.
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What is a scene stealing adorable character? And how do we create them? Are they deliberate or accidental? And what do you do with those who don’t speak English? Are these characters three dimensional? And when have they earned their own spin-off?
What we talked about:
What is a scene stealing character? (0:56)
What about characters who don’t speak English? (2:44)
How do these adorable characters happen? (7:05)
How are these adorable characters related to theme? (12:44)
Are these characters three dimensional? (14:45)
Can these characters evolve? (16:48)
The theme of quirkiness in these characters? (17:35)
Adorable characters with their own spin-offs.(20:15)
Can you kill these lovable characters? (25:23)
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Things we mentioned:
Guardians of the Galaxy
Star Wars
The Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Jack Reacher by Lee Child
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Breaking Bad
Better Call Saul
The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
Stranger Things
