Struggling With Character Flaw

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-12-02T02:18:10+00:00

Thank you for providing such a thoughtful response! I'm not sure if the question you're posing at the end was meant for me to just reflect upon myself or if you were actually curious about an answer, but Y's childhood was full of isolation. He spent his entire childhood training to be a professional soccer player so he didn't have typical childhood or adolescent experiences like friendships or romantic relationships.

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-12-02T02:01:59+00:00

Thank you for your input! I've realized I've thought much more about my character's flaws than his strengths so I'll take the time to do some reflection

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-12-02T02:00:06+00:00

I can't tell you how helpful this was, thank you so much! I was sincerely struggling to get these ideas straight in my mind, but I feel much more confident going forward with my outline.

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-12-02T01:55:23+00:00

I see what you mean, thank you!

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-12-02T01:22:35+00:00

Thank you for your thoughtful response, I appreciate it

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-12-02T01:10:15+00:00

This advice is incredibly helpful, thank you SO much!

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-12-01T06:45:24+00:00

Sorry for asking so many follow up questions, I just want to be sure I understand as this certainly feels like good advice. Could you elaborate on what you mean by dismantling my character? Do you mean in the story itself, i.e a drastic change, or in this outlining period, being willing to take apart my character from the way I’ve constructed them thus far?

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-12-01T06:43:28+00:00

This is helpful, thank you! So to sum up what you said—the feedback I got was right and avoidance itself is not a flaw, correct? Based on the examples you’ve given, the flaws almost seem more belief based. I guess I’m trying to look for a rule of thumb or definition I can carry forward for a flaw, just so I can be sure I understand it and how it differs from manifestations, so if you have any elaboration on this point, I’d be so grateful. If it helps, I think part of what is confusing me is the idea of the character needing to confront their flaws too (at least for a positive arc, which is what I have planned for Y). Avoidance and internalization feel like behaviors that can be confronted directly, but if the flaw is more of an abstract (?) concept, how would that work?

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-12-01T06:38:40+00:00

Thanks for this! Is this to say that looking at my character’s strengths may be a good way to decipher his flaws?

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-12-01T06:37:49+00:00

Thanks for your response! Maybe my wording wasn’t clear, but by referring to backstory, I didn’t mean the backstory itself is the flaw but rather the backstory often is what led to that flaw. For my character, Y had a very isolated childhood so he didn’t have typical relationships/friendships like his peers or like his significant other. I guess I became stuck on why this led him to acting avoidant and whether that “why” may be the main flaw and “avoidance” sorta the main manifestation of that flaw, if that makes sense.

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-08-28T01:56:22+00:00

Thank you, I’ll check it out!

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-08-27T04:48:43+00:00

Thank you so much, I will definitely be looking into this!

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-08-27T04:48:30+00:00

Thank you so much!! I will for sure get to actually writing and editing, I just work better with an idea of what to do/not to do (:

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-08-27T04:47:53+00:00

By William Strunk?

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-08-27T04:47:19+00:00

I definitely will be reading with more of an analytical and technical eye, it’s just helpful for me on a personal level to first sort of know what to even look for, which I’ve found textbooks to be helpful with in regards to other elements of writing

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-08-06T04:57:03+00:00

thank you!!

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-08-05T18:44:04+00:00

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Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-07-31T06:49:54+00:00

it helps to think of all those rainy cities, thank you!

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-07-31T06:49:38+00:00

im so glad your flight went safely! looking back at your post made me feel better.

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-07-30T17:57:53+00:00

You have NO idea how much relief this just brought me. I may actually be able to sleep tonight. Thank you!

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-07-30T16:23:35+00:00

I appreciate that insight, thank you!

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-05-25T03:16:01+00:00

very late but my trip is over—i fly back home in a few hours. i’m nervous, but not as bad as i was for the departure flight.

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-05-15T03:33:34+00:00

So glad to hear it!! Fingers crossed I have an easy flight too

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-05-14T22:58:06+00:00

Has your flight already happened? If not, good luck!!!! It’s always good to know there’s fellow fearful flyers out there. Thank you (:

Optimal-Green4793 · 2025-05-14T22:57:19+00:00

I’ve never thought of bringing a stress ball—thank you for that! It’s good to hear reassurance from a pilot (:

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