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Today, let's go deep inside the characters and see if they can do things you wouldn't expect
Have you ever had such a life experience? When you are in the rebellious period, the more your mother asks you to do something, the more you will not do it, and even fight against her; when you are an adult, you are enjoying the joy of being single, your mother begins to urge you to get married in a different way, the more you listen to it, the more annoyed you are, and finally you simply plan not to get married.
It's just everyday life, and if it's put in a novel, will your character go against your will and do the opposite? It is all too likely, especially for those who have their own antisocial personalities, to do something beyond the consciousness of ordinary people, but it is more in line with their personality.
Yes, this is the characteristic of some villains that often appear in many crime-solving suspense dramas.
They may have a high IQ and good personal cultivation, sometimes high-profile when put into the pile of people, sometimes like passers-by. But no matter how normal it is in front of people, there are psychotic traits in the bones. Therefore, on some dark and windy day, they may transform like werewolves, show a terrifying and evil smile, and hold a chainsaw, scalpel or small electric clip in their hands, cutting some flesh to a normal person who is extremely weak.
There is a villain, or quite drooling, that is, Solomon Lane in Mission Impossible 5, high intelligence, former agent, if you retire home to kiss, do not know how many women are willing to tie the knot with him, but he has antisocial personality disorder, he wants to establish his own world pattern, so he kills and sets fires, no evil. Such a technical villain sent to the front of Atang Ge, how can this movie not be wonderful.
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And your character, if you have been living a plain life in the story setting, then what is the difference between this novel and the life of the real world, it will definitely not be popular. But what if the characters themselves are very ordinary? Find a way to make him a "psychopath" and do something unexpected.
For example, if your hero finds out that his wife is having an affair, or if it is reversed, what will happen to the protagonist if it is real life? Lawsuits, divorces, it's over. However, you are writing a novel, you have to reveal the truth more wonderfully than real life, and your characters can make some abnormal moves when they are forced to be anxious. Will she (he), caught in bed, kill people? Yes! Will it take revenge on society and kill others? Yes! When people are forced to be anxious, they will do things that are unexpected.
Why set up characters in the opposite way? Because, shaping the character itself is the most important goal of fictional stories. What are the benefits of writing this way? For both the author and the reader, it is equivalent to opening another door, and the scenery in the door will only be more exciting than the previous setting.
So, when you find that the story is not exciting, you can try this trick.