My LJ superpower!

[hafital]

I have an LJ superpower and that superpower is the ability to be completely oblivious to about 85% of whatever given drama happens to be occurring. It's a nice power, good power, but when I finally take notice of something I'm always "wah?". heh.

Anyhoo, that's neither here nor there, really. This post has only one purpose and that's to direct you to wickedwords's excellent 3 point approach to Characterization. Apparently the ever-present grumblings about "proper" or "correct" characterizations have been cropping up in various fandoms (I'm hearing it in Atlantis and in Pirates).

Maybe if I beg Rache will treat us to her Bruiser/Bleeder theory. *g*

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[hafital.livejournal.com]

Yeah, for me it's also one of the best lessons I've ever learned, too. Like falzalot I remember hearing her talk about it for the first time at Escapade years back and ever since then I go around catagorizing characters as either bleeders or bruisers. It totally informs my writing in a big way. hee

(I too tend to go for the bruisers... *mwah*)