In all the character quirks, I use the pronoun “he” to refer to the character. However, remember that each of these can refer to female and male characters alike. Also note that quirks can be applied to characters of any age. However, some quirks are cute on a small child, but creepy on an adult. And others that are appropriate for an adult are disturbing on a child.

This is a helpful list, but noone can tell you to put a certain conflict in a story but you. Writing plot twists is hard at first, but you’ll get better if you keep trying. To make one, just read through the story and think about what information is being withheld from the reader, like a hard-boiled detective’s secret past, or the identity of a mysterious benefactor, for instance. Think about these bits of info, and how they contribute to the story. The hard-boiled detective might have had a messy divorce in the past, which creates conflict for him in the future; Perhaps sometime while on a case he meets his old flame, and he then has to deal with the mistakes he made that made her leave.

That being said, twists will only make a good story if used sparingly. Too many and you’ll end up with “soap opera syndrome”, and your readers will end up bored, confused, or both. Too little, though, and the story will be unbearably dull. Keep writing and you’ll get the hang of it, I know it.

thnx

becomes enraged whenever someone says “impossible” and will try to the point of collapsion just to prove nothing is impossible.