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Topic : Re: How to make a character's personality trully distinguishable/memorable? Before anything, please pardon any grammar (or other kinds of language) mistakes I might make, for English is not my mother - selfpublishingguru.com

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I, for one, have this petty thing with describing my character's personality traits to stand out more.

My main character is a teenager, so he is kind of a spaz. He gets excited over the stupidest things. (ie. a butterfly landed on his hand, the dog licked his face, the sun is out after a couple hours of rain, etc.)

His father's friend is almost the same, except for a huge detail - he is not smart. He didn't go to college like he was supposed to, and he didn't finish High school. He's street smart, not book smart, so he knows things that can help someone survive, while the logical things don't come too easily for him.

The girl that my MC lives with is super stone faced. She is hard to make laugh and she's a surgeon. Super smart, but not that wise. She doesn't understand the things that go on around her, which makes her super ignorant. (Not so blissful if you ask me).

And finally, there is the MC's dad. He's almost like the girl, but he is aware of everything around him. He is pretty much really supportive, but hard on the MC, because he cares so deeply.

THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO WRITE THESE CHARACTERS, BUT I DECIDED TO WRITE THEM LIKE THIS, BECAUSE IT DEFINES WHO THEY ARE.


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