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J. Magi

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    Get thee gone from my gate, thou jail-crow of Mandos
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    Creating nigh incomprehensible lore for HG
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  1. Writing hot take:

    The 'stubborn' character personality is extremely over-used, and it's often not used correctly. Some times it is, but often I don't notice that the character is meant to be stubborn because it's blended so seamlessly in with who they are and why they would act that way.

    Mostly because 'being stubborn' can be seen as a flaw, so writers give it to their characters to make them seem less perfect on a check-list level (or, alternatively they use it as a positive attribute, but never explore that attribute in it's extreme that would lead to real character flaws). Then, they proceed to never give their character any real consequences for stubborn actions.

    Instead, our little headstrong YA girly just manages to have such a perfect streak of luck in the way his/her actions affect others that he/she miraculously is always right, and always comes out on top.

    Or maybe I'm just having a hard time relating because I'm a very passive person. 

    Who knows.

    1. Kajsa

      Kajsa

      no, i think you’re right. there are a lot of “stubborn” characters out there who always end up coming out on top, and that trope has gotten so old to me lol. so i’ve included a couple “stubborn” characters in my own novels, and sometimes they’re in the right, but most of the time they end up hurting someone around them or just being downright wrong. 

    2. J. Magi

      J. Magi

      THANK YOU

    3. Kajsa
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