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I am sick and tired of characters not communicating for the sake of drama (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by CaspianXI@lemmy.world to c/keepwriting@lemmy.world

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Something bad happens, and instead of talking about it or taking action, they just brush it under the rug, causing tensions to rise until the person who wasn't supposed to find out eventually does. Seriously, can't anyone have a mature conversation?

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[–] CaspianXI@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

There was a quote from Dan Brown (sorry, couldn't find it after a few minutes of googling) where he explains how to write characters smarter than yourself. Brown would spend days -- sometimes even weeks -- coming up with an explanation for how his characters would realize something in a matter of minutes.

Writing brilliant characters is hard. But that's part of what makes good writing so worth reading.