rosexknight:

Yes this too! If you’re the one making the choices and not the character making the choices themselves, then the character will never grow.

See, there’s a reason that writers will refer to their characters as real people. It’s because they become real the more you develop them. It’s a cool feeling that you miss out on if you don’t put proper thought into your characters.

JK Rowling never went “Harry Potter is going to be a good flier because he’s my character and I say so.” She went “He’s going to become a good flier because that’s what he’s leaning towards.”

Rick riordan wasn’t like “Percy wasn’t the son of a major god and part of a prophecy because he is my character and I say so” It’s more like “Percy wasn’t the son of a major god and part of a prophecy because Poseidon couldn’t keep his dick in his pants despite the pact he and his brothers made.”