@vgr at least some of the time, likeability has to do with knowing why characters make decisions...
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@thesublemon example? - 2 more replies
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@graaaaaagh that would mainly be for throwaway quick-use characters though right? You need something deeper for caring through a whole storyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@alexcuadros Ah yes. David Foster Wallace does that too.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@GabrielDuquette that's the idea in this book http://www.amazon.com/Archetypes-Writers-Using-Power-Subconscious/dp/B008SLKT36 … but it is hard to apply for construction as opposed to analysisThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BigupDJ No I agree with you entirely. But you have to start with categories to escape from them.
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@AnimistAndroid no and no
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@vgr here's a relevant narrative theory book about how fiction generates characters readers can identify with: http://www.amazon.com/Transparent-Minds-Dorrit-Claire-Cohn/dp/0691101566 … -
@k_llyi thanks will check it out!
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@vgr perhaps something like “their actions confuse us yet seem consistent in context; forced perspective shift creates intrigue/draws us in” -
@schlagetown I think I get what you're talking about - 1 more reply
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