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Action/Adventure: May 17, 2017 Issue [#8288]

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 This week: Which Character Goes on an Adventure
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An Action/Adventure Newsletter by Dawn

Looking at how important the main characters or any that take part in the action can be for either action or adventure stories.


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When it comes to an action or adventure story, or perhaps one that incorporates both, the main characters (or whoever is doing the actions) are going to be a major focus. While having an idea for cool things like car chases, bomb threats, needing to take magical rings across thousands of miles by foot... either way, whoever has to do the deeds involved or gets stuck with having to react when something big happens, that is going to be a major part of creating the story. Picking the characters is a different process depending on the writer and how they go about developing the different elements that go into writing stories.

Some actors are more obvious than others. With movies, there are the big guys that are obvious in their capability for handling adventures along with the actions required to get things done. Certain fictional characters are more bound to leap into action as well. Mercenary is a type, for example, that one can see getting involved in action. These characters can work on a couple different levels aside from the obvious aspect of helping with the believability factor. These characters are not only more likely to act but their abilities make many different adventures far more feasible. Sometimes, they can almost be too obvious, which is the slight downside to the characters who are more suited for the genres. Many different factors can make them more capable compared to others and a lot of that will depend on the world along with those involved.

Then there are the unexpected heroes. The anti-heroes, ones quite unlikely in other circumstances to do anything or the just very unathletic that don't want to leave the comfort of their status quo in order to do things. These have counter factors to the obvious ones since they are characters that wouldn't jump in the line of fire most of the time. Usually, there has to be something more to push these characters into motion, possibly more so than others. The plus side is that these characters are going to be interesting for the reader to follow in their attempts at doing stuff. On the other hand, there is some work that needs done for things to be in the realm of belief or to get the reader to suspend their beliefs enough to think things would be able to happen that way.

Action and adventure are both reliant on what happens and who does it. The what is obviously a big point but the who is, to me, equally as important. Then again, I have always been a character focused reader and writer. Some can work the other way and have a differing focal point they enjoy to see developed. Readers and writers different so it depends on what you want to write.

What character will go on an adventure and what actions will they take in your story?


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Which type of characters do you like to use for your action or adventure stories?


I haven't written for this newsletter in a whole year. Back then, I discussed stepping out of one's comfort zone by trying to in adventure (both in writing and life). These comments are from way back then when I last wrote for this newsletter genre.

Comment by {suser:octobersun2}
This is why you and I are writing buddies. I told the readers to be happy in their comfort zone. And now you tell them to break out of their comfort zone. Between the two of us, they won't know how to ever get it right with the audience. *Smirk* ... *Laugh*

- hehehe. We're good like that. *Wink*


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just posting my stories has been outside my comfort zone. i usually just keep them locked away in a journal, but then i moved on to actually typing them out (and keeping them locked away in a folder), and now i am actually posting them and participating in contests! it is quite nerve-racking for me, but i am also having a lot of fun!
in the story i am currently working on my main character is not a romantic young woman, she never wanted to be married, she is a self-sacrificing warrior who just wants to end a war. so what did i do? put her in an arranged marriage. i hope it works out!

- That is a good point. Posting on a site like this can definitely take stepping outside one's comfort zone. Good job.


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Most of what I write is outside my comfort zone. I'm writing a detective novel because the story intrigued me 30 years ago. Now that I'm in the rewrite stage I realize I'm having to pull everything I've learned about writing to turn a detailed news article into a real story. Way out of my comfort zone. I'm struggling with it while others keep asking me "When's your next book coming out?" Its hard to write a book with the same fervor as my first one.

- Neat that you work outside your comfort zone so often. I'm sure it helps keep things interesting. Hopefully you've managed to keep writing.



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