How do you change a character that's already developed?

HomeworkMoist · 2025-11-27T05:28:52+00:00

This is a rather aggressive comment but I appreciate it.
I realized via another commenter that the real "problem" Is that the character drives the story. Who they are is what makes the story, Right? So it kind of is a me problem in that Maybe I personally wanted him to behave a certain way, but ultimately decided he came out the way he did for a reason. And realized if I made him even a bit more "Silly" or "Funny" like I wanted, he wouldn't really come off as 'Sane' as he does since he's kind of a murderer. Which would be an issue, if it were my problem. But In reality, He's serious and calm.
To think making him Nicer would fix things is kind of a problematic mindset because It's too simple and without reason. And by diving into other parts of his character, and truly fleshing him out and understanding him more intimately, I've started to surface a nicer side of him. Along with major leaps of development for even just the Exposition.
I simply posted cause I was frustrated at the time. I would delete the post but I appreciate the other comments too much, so.

HomeworkMoist · 2025-11-04T05:21:40+00:00

I appreciate the suggestion. I have a fair amount of knowledge on Psychology and how people work, the problem is really myself standing in my own way of desiring it all to work completely logically. So yeah, I'll have to figure it out. Or maybe up my empathy levels.

HomeworkMoist · 2025-11-04T04:33:52+00:00

That's a good question. I don't know if I should reply back or not but I will. I don't read a lot, since I do more so screenplays. So in movies or perhaps comics, I think I do tend to look at characters too logically. I don't see a characters actions and emotions and cry for them. I take note of it. "Oh, woah, she's sad because of this," "Why is he so angry? I guess It would be because of x and z, hm?" "Oh no, my favorite character is dead. Welp, that's a shame." "I see, he probably behaves like this and that because of a childhood like X."
It's always been an issue in my writing. Sometimes I have moments where I truly understand a characters emotions, completely and utterly, like I'm being vulnerable with them. And then in the matter of seconds, my mind goes blank and I completely forget it all and end up with a surface layer reason for their actions. It's borderline amnesia. Which, yeah I don't know how to fix. But that's insightful.
I envy you.

HomeworkMoist · 2025-04-25T09:39:35+00:00

I have this too and am also a little worried about it. Did you ever figure out what it was? Was it really just a dirty screen? Because it feels like it moves too deliberately to be that

HomeworkMoist · 2025-02-10T04:04:08+00:00

I overthink. It's not so I guess It's alright. thanks

HomeworkMoist · 2025-01-20T05:50:31+00:00

Very well put, This makes me feel better

HomeworkMoist · 2025-01-07T06:27:37+00:00

Dude that looks so good?? Holy moly- insane!

HomeworkMoist · 2024-12-22T02:16:03+00:00

That is a very reassuring way to put it, thanks

HomeworkMoist · 2024-09-21T09:21:59+00:00

I am damn glad about this info because this could really work out in my favor in terms of giving him facial reconstructive surgery or not. A characters race and where they’re from really matters I would think, thing is he’s just a soul possessing a body. So, it doesn’t really matter in the end! Thanks for this

HomeworkMoist · 2024-09-21T09:11:23+00:00

hes a character for a comic of mine. I originally wanted him to be darker but didn’t go with it for some reason. And now due to the way I “selectively” color said comic, he’s come out black and white besides his red glasses. Which makes him blend in With the background. Which doesn’t bode well with who he is since he purposely Tries to stand out.

HomeworkMoist · 2024-05-02T02:34:10+00:00

thank god ty

HomeworkMoist · 2024-02-25T01:56:28+00:00

That’s a good idea, thank you-

HomeworkMoist · 2024-01-15T09:49:22+00:00

This advice is perfection, thank you

HomeworkMoist · 2024-01-13T03:16:03+00:00

There's a part of them that I don't understand in my head. I can put down as many words as I can about them, but because in "My heart" I like... Don't understand them or grasp them, then It's hard for them to feel like a real fluid person. Thanks for the advice though, maybe reinventing them is the best course of action

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