tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post6628304757027785100..comments2024-03-27T10:02:56.747-04:00Comments on Fiction University: The Trouble With Reactive Protagonists Janice Hardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356672149097741248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-87718603461384386172016-03-14T22:56:00.201-04:002016-03-14T22:56:00.201-04:00I've been having trouble with one of these. Wh...I've been having trouble with one of these. What makes things harder is, though she makes a risky choice during the climax, most of her arc is learning not to follow the wrong crowd, so earlier on in the story, she's mostly letting them pull her along until she finally chooses her own path at the end of book. I guess I should probably show her making small choices, even if she's letting others make the big ones for her.Jessi L. Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368094392959597176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901370917824739259.post-28468937245264681272016-03-07T20:12:58.493-05:002016-03-07T20:12:58.493-05:00This is an interesting post because I have, in the...This is an interesting post because I have, in the past, been confused by the difference between a character who fails to drive the plot (reactive in the sense of writing technique) and a character who drives the plot by fighting to keep the world from changing (reactive in the sense of being a stay-at-home character). <br /><br />I think it's easy to believe that having pro-active characters means you're only allowed to write about alpha personalities, but you can have a character with a forceful personality who still doesn't drive the plot in the technical sense. :) <br /><br />(Bilbo Baggins is a good example of someone who doesn't have a strident personality but still drives the plot -at least once he meets Gollum and mistakenly picks up a certain magic ring.) :)<br /><br />I hope what I said makes sense. Chicoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16504144663440678542noreply@blogger.com