[stylist] anoTher character question

[Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter]

Vejas,

These sound like legit problems your character can experience. Bad and
problematic behavior doesn't have to be as dramatic as drug addiction or
anything like that. And because your character is a loner and introverted,
these would be perfectly acceptable problems to deal with.

Another idea to consider, because this character is introverted, could they
meet someone or experience something that takes them out of their shell,
therefore causing some out of character behavior? Again, doesn't have to be
drugs or sex or violence or anything, but maybe they meet someone they spend
a lot of time with and are caught breaking curfew. Or they secretly dream of
being a writer, and their favorite author will be signing books in a
neighboring city, so they take off with permission. Just throwing ideas out
but potential direction to think about too.

Bridgit

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Subject: [stylist] anoTher character question

Hi,
I have one more question about my main character, and would really
appreciate some input.
I know that we have talked in the past about how it isn't a good idea to
make characters one-dimensional.
The thing about my main character that makes her different from her siblings
is that she's a lot more introverted than them.  She values her relationship
with her parents probably more than she does her siblings.  Her siblings
will go out often, but she hardly ever does.  Which means that she is like a
"good girl" and hardly gets in trouble, and her parents know a lot about her
because she shares it with them.  It means she has to deal with a lot of
problems with loneliness in school and the like, but it also means she
hardly gets in trouble.  Bearing in mind that she's not the taking
drugs-drinking alcohol type, I'd still like to have a time where she really
gets her into trouble.  
Considering there can't be anything drug-related, I'm looking for things she
could do to get into trouble, but the ideas I have just seem like nothing.
I'll share them anyway just so you can get an idea:
- Playing songs too loud on her phone when her younger siblings are
sleeping, so she gets the phone taken away.
- Going online during school time when she really should be doing classwork,
then being found out.
- Website addiction.
- Reading when she shouldn't.
- Reacting strongly to someone out of anger.
Sorry if these seem bad, but I'm a bit stuck and would like ideas.
Thanks,
Vejas

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