Dick Durkin starts as the calm, rational one, seeking evidence and procedure. Then he sees what they're hunting. Suddenly, his investigation philosophy becomes, "We need bigger guns." That's character development. #characterdevelopment #film
October 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Dick Durkin starts as the calm, rational one, seeking evidence and procedure. Then he sees what they're hunting. Suddenly, his investigation philosophy becomes, "We need bigger guns." That's character development. #characterdevelopment #film
Have you ever turned a dream into a story idea or character? Let me know in the comments!
Check out my latest novel Resolute Command (Nazca Press) and more updates at www.jamesprosser-author.com!
#WritingLife #AuthorLife #SciFiBooks #CharacterDevelopment #WriterCommunity
Check out my latest novel Resolute Command (Nazca Press) and more updates at www.jamesprosser-author.com!
#WritingLife #AuthorLife #SciFiBooks #CharacterDevelopment #WriterCommunity
October 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Have you ever turned a dream into a story idea or character? Let me know in the comments!
Check out my latest novel Resolute Command (Nazca Press) and more updates at www.jamesprosser-author.com!
#WritingLife #AuthorLife #SciFiBooks #CharacterDevelopment #WriterCommunity
Check out my latest novel Resolute Command (Nazca Press) and more updates at www.jamesprosser-author.com!
#WritingLife #AuthorLife #SciFiBooks #CharacterDevelopment #WriterCommunity
4. #Char_Roleplay
NAY: I think we're going to have the same answer for this. *shows Marty*
Together: Mama.
MARTY: Yeah, nice of them to start us off with an easy one this month. *leans over to peek at the rest of the question* And Do you revere, fear or feel ambivalent?
NAY: Definitely a mix of
1/
NAY: I think we're going to have the same answer for this. *shows Marty*
Together: Mama.
MARTY: Yeah, nice of them to start us off with an easy one this month. *leans over to peek at the rest of the question* And Do you revere, fear or feel ambivalent?
NAY: Definitely a mix of
1/
October 4, 2026 at 12:56 PM
4. #Char_Roleplay
NAY: I think we're going to have the same answer for this. *shows Marty*
Together: Mama.
MARTY: Yeah, nice of them to start us off with an easy one this month. *leans over to peek at the rest of the question* And Do you revere, fear or feel ambivalent?
NAY: Definitely a mix of
1/
NAY: I think we're going to have the same answer for this. *shows Marty*
Together: Mama.
MARTY: Yeah, nice of them to start us off with an easy one this month. *leans over to peek at the rest of the question* And Do you revere, fear or feel ambivalent?
NAY: Definitely a mix of
1/
3. #Char_Roleplay
*relaxing back in the stateroom on Mortem's bunk bus*
EAST: *chuckles and shows Oz the question* Uh, that's a pass from me. Sounds stressful as hell to have someone telling you that you're 'doing it' wrong. I can't handle that kind of feedback. *jokes*
OZ: I think it's probably
1/
*relaxing back in the stateroom on Mortem's bunk bus*
EAST: *chuckles and shows Oz the question* Uh, that's a pass from me. Sounds stressful as hell to have someone telling you that you're 'doing it' wrong. I can't handle that kind of feedback. *jokes*
OZ: I think it's probably
1/
October 4, 2026 at 1:39 AM
3. #Char_Roleplay
*relaxing back in the stateroom on Mortem's bunk bus*
EAST: *chuckles and shows Oz the question* Uh, that's a pass from me. Sounds stressful as hell to have someone telling you that you're 'doing it' wrong. I can't handle that kind of feedback. *jokes*
OZ: I think it's probably
1/
*relaxing back in the stateroom on Mortem's bunk bus*
EAST: *chuckles and shows Oz the question* Uh, that's a pass from me. Sounds stressful as hell to have someone telling you that you're 'doing it' wrong. I can't handle that kind of feedback. *jokes*
OZ: I think it's probably
1/
3. #Char_Roleplay
JESS: *after Marcus reads off their question* I was actually thinking that me and Shawn should become teachers. *smiles over her mug of coffee after blowing across it* We could even put out books with great photography in them if you think about it. We've had some absolutely
1/
JESS: *after Marcus reads off their question* I was actually thinking that me and Shawn should become teachers. *smiles over her mug of coffee after blowing across it* We could even put out books with great photography in them if you think about it. We've had some absolutely
1/
October 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
3. #Char_Roleplay
JESS: *after Marcus reads off their question* I was actually thinking that me and Shawn should become teachers. *smiles over her mug of coffee after blowing across it* We could even put out books with great photography in them if you think about it. We've had some absolutely
1/
JESS: *after Marcus reads off their question* I was actually thinking that me and Shawn should become teachers. *smiles over her mug of coffee after blowing across it* We could even put out books with great photography in them if you think about it. We've had some absolutely
1/
3. #Char_Roleplay
*both sitting in the question room giving the tablet a wary look after Gio's stumbled his way through reading their question out loud*
MOLLY: That's really nosy...
GIO: And weird to ask family to answer. *chuckles uncomfortably*
MOLLY: *takes a deep breath and blows it out*
1/
*both sitting in the question room giving the tablet a wary look after Gio's stumbled his way through reading their question out loud*
MOLLY: That's really nosy...
GIO: And weird to ask family to answer. *chuckles uncomfortably*
MOLLY: *takes a deep breath and blows it out*
1/
October 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
3. #Char_Roleplay
*both sitting in the question room giving the tablet a wary look after Gio's stumbled his way through reading their question out loud*
MOLLY: That's really nosy...
GIO: And weird to ask family to answer. *chuckles uncomfortably*
MOLLY: *takes a deep breath and blows it out*
1/
*both sitting in the question room giving the tablet a wary look after Gio's stumbled his way through reading their question out loud*
MOLLY: That's really nosy...
GIO: And weird to ask family to answer. *chuckles uncomfortably*
MOLLY: *takes a deep breath and blows it out*
1/
2. #Char_Roleplay
SCOTT: Would you ever take a vacation to get space from someone else?
RJ: Yes. *takes a sip of his coffee*
SCOTT: *chuckles* And what would push you to?
RJ: My introverted nature.
SCOTT: That's it?
RJ: I figure that's the easy, short answer. Especially when we tour, I need space
1/
SCOTT: Would you ever take a vacation to get space from someone else?
RJ: Yes. *takes a sip of his coffee*
SCOTT: *chuckles* And what would push you to?
RJ: My introverted nature.
SCOTT: That's it?
RJ: I figure that's the easy, short answer. Especially when we tour, I need space
1/
October 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
2. #Char_Roleplay
SCOTT: Would you ever take a vacation to get space from someone else?
RJ: Yes. *takes a sip of his coffee*
SCOTT: *chuckles* And what would push you to?
RJ: My introverted nature.
SCOTT: That's it?
RJ: I figure that's the easy, short answer. Especially when we tour, I need space
1/
SCOTT: Would you ever take a vacation to get space from someone else?
RJ: Yes. *takes a sip of his coffee*
SCOTT: *chuckles* And what would push you to?
RJ: My introverted nature.
SCOTT: That's it?
RJ: I figure that's the easy, short answer. Especially when we tour, I need space
1/
2. #Char_Roleplay
JAN: *smiles as Jess arrives* She liiiiiives. *chuckles*
JESS: Yeah. Sorry, I was just really going through it last week. It was a rollercoaster of emotions no one else deserved to have to go on.
JAN: 'cept Sin?
JESS: Except Sin, yeah.
JAN: Well, ya look happier...and dare I say
1/
JAN: *smiles as Jess arrives* She liiiiiives. *chuckles*
JESS: Yeah. Sorry, I was just really going through it last week. It was a rollercoaster of emotions no one else deserved to have to go on.
JAN: 'cept Sin?
JESS: Except Sin, yeah.
JAN: Well, ya look happier...and dare I say
1/
October 3, 2026 at 8:35 PM
2. #Char_Roleplay
JAN: *smiles as Jess arrives* She liiiiiives. *chuckles*
JESS: Yeah. Sorry, I was just really going through it last week. It was a rollercoaster of emotions no one else deserved to have to go on.
JAN: 'cept Sin?
JESS: Except Sin, yeah.
JAN: Well, ya look happier...and dare I say
1/
JAN: *smiles as Jess arrives* She liiiiiives. *chuckles*
JESS: Yeah. Sorry, I was just really going through it last week. It was a rollercoaster of emotions no one else deserved to have to go on.
JAN: 'cept Sin?
JESS: Except Sin, yeah.
JAN: Well, ya look happier...and dare I say
1/
From The Indy Author Podcast Episode 355 - Writing Iconic Characters with Enneagram with Claire Taylor
#WritingCraft #CharacterDevelopment #Enneagram
Interview video at youtube.com/@TheIndy...
Show notes at theindyauthor.substa... (subscribers get exclusive content)
#WritingCraft #CharacterDevelopment #Enneagram
Interview video at youtube.com/@TheIndy...
Show notes at theindyauthor.substa... (subscribers get exclusive content)
October 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
From The Indy Author Podcast Episode 355 - Writing Iconic Characters with Enneagram with Claire Taylor
#WritingCraft #CharacterDevelopment #Enneagram
Interview video at youtube.com/@TheIndy...
Show notes at theindyauthor.substa... (subscribers get exclusive content)
#WritingCraft #CharacterDevelopment #Enneagram
Interview video at youtube.com/@TheIndy...
Show notes at theindyauthor.substa... (subscribers get exclusive content)
2. #Char_Roleplay
ASH: So, you just left your parents unattended in Paris? *chuckles as Keegan sits down across from him with a cup of coffee*/
KEEGAN: *I* didn't issue the invite so I call 'not it' for parent-sitting. *grins* The show was fuckin' awesome though. You think the stuff she made for
1/
ASH: So, you just left your parents unattended in Paris? *chuckles as Keegan sits down across from him with a cup of coffee*/
KEEGAN: *I* didn't issue the invite so I call 'not it' for parent-sitting. *grins* The show was fuckin' awesome though. You think the stuff she made for
1/
October 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
2. #Char_Roleplay
ASH: So, you just left your parents unattended in Paris? *chuckles as Keegan sits down across from him with a cup of coffee*/
KEEGAN: *I* didn't issue the invite so I call 'not it' for parent-sitting. *grins* The show was fuckin' awesome though. You think the stuff she made for
1/
ASH: So, you just left your parents unattended in Paris? *chuckles as Keegan sits down across from him with a cup of coffee*/
KEEGAN: *I* didn't issue the invite so I call 'not it' for parent-sitting. *grins* The show was fuckin' awesome though. You think the stuff she made for
1/
#Char_Roleplay - October 3, 2026
(Neptune in Sagittarius + Fire)
Welcome Background Characters!
Please introduce yourselves and then tell us: Would you ever seek out a tantric/sacred sex guru? Why or why not?
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Worldbuilding #CharacterDevelopment #AmWriting
(Neptune in Sagittarius + Fire)
Welcome Background Characters!
Please introduce yourselves and then tell us: Would you ever seek out a tantric/sacred sex guru? Why or why not?
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Worldbuilding #CharacterDevelopment #AmWriting
October 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
#Char_Roleplay - October 3, 2026
(Neptune in Sagittarius + Fire)
Welcome Background Characters!
Please introduce yourselves and then tell us: Would you ever seek out a tantric/sacred sex guru? Why or why not?
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Worldbuilding #CharacterDevelopment #AmWriting
(Neptune in Sagittarius + Fire)
Welcome Background Characters!
Please introduce yourselves and then tell us: Would you ever seek out a tantric/sacred sex guru? Why or why not?
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Worldbuilding #CharacterDevelopment #AmWriting
A helpful reminder for fiction writers: readers may need subtle cues about what your characters look like as the story unfolds. aprildavila.com/remind-us-wh...
#WritingTips #AmWriting #CharacterDevelopment #FictionWriting #WritersLife
#WritingTips #AmWriting #CharacterDevelopment #FictionWriting #WritersLife
Remind Us What Your Character Looks Like - April Dávila
The more characters you have, the more important it is to remind us what they look like. It's not enough to tell us once.
aprildavila.com
October 3, 2026 at 3:08 AM
A helpful reminder for fiction writers: readers may need subtle cues about what your characters look like as the story unfolds. aprildavila.com/remind-us-wh...
#WritingTips #AmWriting #CharacterDevelopment #FictionWriting #WritersLife
#WritingTips #AmWriting #CharacterDevelopment #FictionWriting #WritersLife
Writers: your characters don’t always have to be likable but they do need to be compelling. This is a great read on what makes readers stay invested: aprildavila.com/character-li...
#WritingTips #AmWriting #CharacterDevelopment #WritersLife #Storytelling
#WritingTips #AmWriting #CharacterDevelopment #WritersLife #Storytelling
Why Character Likability Is the Wrong Question - April Dávila
April Dávila on why character likability is the wrong question for writers, and what to focus on instead to create protagonists readers truly care about.
aprildavila.com
October 3, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Writers: your characters don’t always have to be likable but they do need to be compelling. This is a great read on what makes readers stay invested: aprildavila.com/character-li...
#WritingTips #AmWriting #CharacterDevelopment #WritersLife #Storytelling
#WritingTips #AmWriting #CharacterDevelopment #WritersLife #Storytelling
Been really enjoying using this to help develop a character for a solo RPG I will be playing #soloRPG #characterdevelopment #ttrpg
October 2, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Been really enjoying using this to help develop a character for a solo RPG I will be playing #soloRPG #characterdevelopment #ttrpg
From The Indy Author Podcast Episode 355 - Writing Iconic Characters with Enneagram with Claire Taylor
#WritingCraft #CharacterDevelopment #Enneagram
Interview video at youtube.com/@TheIndy...
Show notes at theindyauthor.substa... (subscribers get exclusive content)
#WritingCraft #CharacterDevelopment #Enneagram
Interview video at youtube.com/@TheIndy...
Show notes at theindyauthor.substa... (subscribers get exclusive content)
October 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM
From The Indy Author Podcast Episode 355 - Writing Iconic Characters with Enneagram with Claire Taylor
#WritingCraft #CharacterDevelopment #Enneagram
Interview video at youtube.com/@TheIndy...
Show notes at theindyauthor.substa... (subscribers get exclusive content)
#WritingCraft #CharacterDevelopment #Enneagram
Interview video at youtube.com/@TheIndy...
Show notes at theindyauthor.substa... (subscribers get exclusive content)
Which character motivation grabs you faster: someone fighting to restore a lost legacy, or someone desperate to escape a destiny already written for them?
#WritingCommunity #CharacterDevelopment #Storytelling #creativewriting
#WritingCommunity #CharacterDevelopment #Storytelling #creativewriting
October 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Which character motivation grabs you faster: someone fighting to restore a lost legacy, or someone desperate to escape a destiny already written for them?
#WritingCommunity #CharacterDevelopment #Storytelling #creativewriting
#WritingCommunity #CharacterDevelopment #Storytelling #creativewriting
Will they learn their lesson? 🤔🤣
#Loomlite #BardicInspiration #Wizard #TTRPG #CharacterDevelopment #DnD #DiceRoll
#Loomlite #BardicInspiration #Wizard #TTRPG #CharacterDevelopment #DnD #DiceRoll
October 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Will they learn their lesson? 🤔🤣
#Loomlite #BardicInspiration #Wizard #TTRPG #CharacterDevelopment #DnD #DiceRoll
#Loomlite #BardicInspiration #Wizard #TTRPG #CharacterDevelopment #DnD #DiceRoll
Dante struggled with his self-hatred, and a few other things later on.
#ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #characterinsporation #characterdevelopment #characterquestion #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompt
#ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #characterinsporation #characterdevelopment #characterquestion #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompt
Writers and TTRPG Players, today's character question!
What’s one habit your character can’t seem to kick?
#ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #characterinsporation #characterdevelopment #characterquestion #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompt
What’s one habit your character can’t seem to kick?
#ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #characterinsporation #characterdevelopment #characterquestion #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompt
October 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Dante struggled with his self-hatred, and a few other things later on.
#ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #characterinsporation #characterdevelopment #characterquestion #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompt
#ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #characterinsporation #characterdevelopment #characterquestion #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompt
Writers and TTRPG Players, today's character question!
What’s one habit your character can’t seem to kick?
#ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #characterinsporation #characterdevelopment #characterquestion #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompt
What’s one habit your character can’t seem to kick?
#ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #characterinsporation #characterdevelopment #characterquestion #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompt
October 2, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Writers and TTRPG Players, today's character question!
What’s one habit your character can’t seem to kick?
#ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #characterinsporation #characterdevelopment #characterquestion #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompt
What’s one habit your character can’t seem to kick?
#ttrpg #authors #gamemasters #characterinsporation #characterdevelopment #characterquestion #writingcommunity #writersky #writingprompt
If every character sounds the same, readers may struggle to remember them.
Give characters different goals, fears, speech patterns, habits, and ways of seeing the world.
Distinct characters make a story easier to follow.
#CharacterDevelopment #WritingCommunity #Authors
Give characters different goals, fears, speech patterns, habits, and ways of seeing the world.
Distinct characters make a story easier to follow.
#CharacterDevelopment #WritingCommunity #Authors
October 2, 2026 at 9:35 AM
If every character sounds the same, readers may struggle to remember them.
Give characters different goals, fears, speech patterns, habits, and ways of seeing the world.
Distinct characters make a story easier to follow.
#CharacterDevelopment #WritingCommunity #Authors
Give characters different goals, fears, speech patterns, habits, and ways of seeing the world.
Distinct characters make a story easier to follow.
#CharacterDevelopment #WritingCommunity #Authors
#Char_Roleplay - October 2, 2026
(Venus in Aries + Deep Sleep)
Welcome Antagonists!
Please introduce yourselves and then tell us: Have you/Would you ever take a vacation to get space from someone else? What would push you to?
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Worldbuilding #CharacterDevelopment
(Venus in Aries + Deep Sleep)
Welcome Antagonists!
Please introduce yourselves and then tell us: Have you/Would you ever take a vacation to get space from someone else? What would push you to?
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Worldbuilding #CharacterDevelopment
October 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
#Char_Roleplay - October 2, 2026
(Venus in Aries + Deep Sleep)
Welcome Antagonists!
Please introduce yourselves and then tell us: Have you/Would you ever take a vacation to get space from someone else? What would push you to?
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Worldbuilding #CharacterDevelopment
(Venus in Aries + Deep Sleep)
Welcome Antagonists!
Please introduce yourselves and then tell us: Have you/Would you ever take a vacation to get space from someone else? What would push you to?
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #Worldbuilding #CharacterDevelopment
...y'all, I think Ilya's gonna cut his hair in S2 because he looks too much like his mother and he's constantly reminded when looking in the mirror
#heatedrivalry #awimademyselfsad #characterdevelopment
#heatedrivalry #awimademyselfsad #characterdevelopment
Sad Nub Cat in the Rain
ALT: Sad Nub Cat in the Rain
static.klipy.com
October 2, 2026 at 12:01 AM
...y'all, I think Ilya's gonna cut his hair in S2 because he looks too much like his mother and he's constantly reminded when looking in the mirror
#heatedrivalry #awimademyselfsad #characterdevelopment
#heatedrivalry #awimademyselfsad #characterdevelopment
1. #Char_Roleplay - October 2026 💛🧵
KAZ: *presents Tess with a cupcake-shaped cake with a taper sized candle on top* *grins*
TESS: Where in the hell did you get THAT? *chuckles*
KAZ: Made it. *has a seat across from him, draping his arms along the back with a satisfied sigh*
TESS: You MADE me a
1/
KAZ: *presents Tess with a cupcake-shaped cake with a taper sized candle on top* *grins*
TESS: Where in the hell did you get THAT? *chuckles*
KAZ: Made it. *has a seat across from him, draping his arms along the back with a satisfied sigh*
TESS: You MADE me a
1/
October 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
1. #Char_Roleplay - October 2026 💛🧵
KAZ: *presents Tess with a cupcake-shaped cake with a taper sized candle on top* *grins*
TESS: Where in the hell did you get THAT? *chuckles*
KAZ: Made it. *has a seat across from him, draping his arms along the back with a satisfied sigh*
TESS: You MADE me a
1/
KAZ: *presents Tess with a cupcake-shaped cake with a taper sized candle on top* *grins*
TESS: Where in the hell did you get THAT? *chuckles*
KAZ: Made it. *has a seat across from him, draping his arms along the back with a satisfied sigh*
TESS: You MADE me a
1/
Your animal character needs a job. Give it human qualities the audience already projects onto it, and suddenly it matters. That's craft.
https://buzzwriting.com
#screenwriting #characterdevelopment #storystructure #creativewriting #buzzwriting
https://buzzwriting.com
#screenwriting #characterdevelopment #storystructure #creativewriting #buzzwriting
October 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Your animal character needs a job. Give it human qualities the audience already projects onto it, and suddenly it matters. That's craft.
https://buzzwriting.com
#screenwriting #characterdevelopment #storystructure #creativewriting #buzzwriting
https://buzzwriting.com
#screenwriting #characterdevelopment #storystructure #creativewriting #buzzwriting
1. #Char_Roleplay - October 2026 🧡🧵
*relaxing on a couple of rolling equipment cases side-stage at the Myriad Convention Center in Oklahoma City munching some breakfast burritos and watching Aria and Eliza play 'ballerinas' on the stage*
BANNER: *stuffs his burrito end in his mouth to clap for
1/
*relaxing on a couple of rolling equipment cases side-stage at the Myriad Convention Center in Oklahoma City munching some breakfast burritos and watching Aria and Eliza play 'ballerinas' on the stage*
BANNER: *stuffs his burrito end in his mouth to clap for
1/
October 1, 2026 at 5:28 PM
1. #Char_Roleplay - October 2026 🧡🧵
*relaxing on a couple of rolling equipment cases side-stage at the Myriad Convention Center in Oklahoma City munching some breakfast burritos and watching Aria and Eliza play 'ballerinas' on the stage*
BANNER: *stuffs his burrito end in his mouth to clap for
1/
*relaxing on a couple of rolling equipment cases side-stage at the Myriad Convention Center in Oklahoma City munching some breakfast burritos and watching Aria and Eliza play 'ballerinas' on the stage*
BANNER: *stuffs his burrito end in his mouth to clap for
1/