Comments on: Character Trait Entry: Critical https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/ Helping writers become bestselling authors Mon, 12 Oct 2015 20:07:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Marsha Sigman https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9409 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:41:29 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9409 Snape is such a rich brilliant character. Also The Trunchbull.lol

Now I’m going to have to rethink one or two of my characters!

]]> By: Kim Van Sickler https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9387 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:30:45 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9387 “What happens when a critical, driven character is placed in a situation where the goal is to ensure a defeat of some kind, not success?” You could end up with a brilliant character like Sue Sylvester on Glee.

]]> By: Stina Lindenblatt https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9386 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:25:10 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9386 My family and I watched the first Harry Potter movie (again) the weekend. Snape was the perfect choice for this post. 😀

]]> By: Leslie Rose https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9385 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:55:09 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9385 Snape is a wonderful example. He ended up being one of the most multi-dimensional characters in the series, but his critical nature made us slow to warm up to him at all. I also love Gandalf’s cranky critical side in LOTR.

]]> By: Traci Kenworth https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9383 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:12:30 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9383 I have to agree that it’s may be hard
to make a critical character
sympathetic, but it would be a
challenge to try. I like my challenges–

]]> By: Carrie Butler https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9382 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:37:42 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9382 So true about the cliches, and I loved the twists. Great post! 🙂

]]> By: Laura Pauling https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9381 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:02:41 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9381 I think it’s really hard to make a critical character likeable. Snape is a great example. I think it’s even harder when it’s the main character. They make great antagonists though!

]]> By: Elizabeth Varadan aka Mrs. Seraphina https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9380 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:30:02 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9380 I enjoy the way you analye so many aspects of a trait, giving it more dimension.

]]> By: Kelly Hashway https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9379 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:23:08 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9379 Eccentric is such a good trait to mix with critical, and it can also be a motivator for being critical. So many possibilities there.

]]> By: Cynthia Chapman Willis https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9378 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:43:16 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9378 The photo of Snape is perfect for this post! Critical people and characters can be very complicated, which is why I love your twists on the traditional critic-fantastic!

]]> By: Becca Puglisi https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9377 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:19:23 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9377 Love the positives here. It’s so often viewed as negative, but when tempered, being critical is a useful and powerful trait.

]]> By: Mirka Breen https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9376 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:50:38 +0000 https://writershelpingwriters.net/2011/11/character-trait-entry-critical/#comment-9376 I especially liked the mention of avoiding the ‘critical character clichés.’ How tempting they are, and how ultimately flat.

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