SarahSapphire16

I, an online short story creator and wannabe author, am not an expert on writing. Publishing agencies remain tantalizingly out of my reach, critiques on any piece of writing make me skip in circles, and readership is a number best not contemplated. However, I have some advice to give. Advice that hopefully can change the world of at least one young writer. Advice on arguably the most captivating of all plot devises; characters. Reading through some of the works on DA, and through some of the works I am asked to edit in real life, I have come across several very common problems with characters. Why these issues are so prevalent, I don't know,

CHARACTERS: Crazy, psychopathic, murderer ladies Sexy, butt-kicking girls Crazy/random/hyper self-inserts Depressed emo/goth/always-dresses-in-black types Angsty/moody/hot teenagers The brown-haired girl with no personality The mean, popular, snobby girl Unreasonably cruel bullies out to make life harder for the main character The best friend (if they were a good character who *happened* to be a best friend they wouldn't have to be described as this) Fun fact: Making victim OCs is cliche Another fun fact: how someone dresses is NOT their personality Yet another fun fact: People who claim to be random really are not and they know it.