shannahmcgill:

• Is this the right word?
• How am I supposed to get my characters to the next plot point?
• Am I using too many words?
• Are my characters completely unlikable?
• How do beginnings work?
• And also, what’s with endings?
• Dang it, there’s that stuff in-between as well…
• Will this darn thing ever get finished?
• Who will ever want to read my crap?
• Does the plot even make sense?
• I hope nothing happens to my computer!
• Is the voice strong enough?
• Am I spending enough time on my writing?

thisisnotpsychology:

• What Will Your Character Do When Disaster Strikes?
  by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
• Characterization and Conflict: Using Psychological Tests to Improve Your Writing
  by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
• Gathering Information from Characters: Types of Questions
  by JJ Cooper 
• Using Body Language in Writing
  by JJ Cooper
• Body Language Cheat Sheet
  by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD

USING ARCHETYPES IN YOUR STORIES

• A Primer on Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
  by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD

Writing Better Romantic Relationships

This series looks at the Anima/Animus archetype, which is most often seen in romantic relationships, and how to use it to create more compelling romantic relationships, regardless of genre. Looks at what the anima and animus are, how they’re formed, and why fiction writers need to understand them. There’s also some and what makes love grow - and how happily ever afters really work.

• Creating Riveting Romances: The Anima/Animus Archetype Defined
  by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
• Writing Romance: Three Influences on the Anima/Animus Archetype
  by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
• The Perfect Hero and the Perfect Heroine: Dark and Light Sides of the Anima & Animus
  by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
• What Does it Really Take to Live Happily Ever After?
  A look at the psychological research on what makes or breaks romantic relationships. - by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD

Creating Better Antagonists

• Three-Dimensional Villains: Finding Your Character’s Shadow
  Using Jungian archetypes and hands-on exercises, this article teaches fiction writers to tap their own dark sides to create realistic villains who will really challenge the hero/es and keep tension high. - by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD

FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY

• Basic Information on Forensic Science by Juan Salvo
• The Truth about Forensic Psychology by Lisa Featherston

archetypewriting.com

writeworld:

Admin Note: This post is a rebloggable copy of our page on fight scenes. The page is being phased out, so from now on all updates will be made on this post and not on the page. 

Among the typically difficult scenes writers face in their stories, the fight scene definitely ranks high on the list. Below you will find several resources with tips for writing a good fight scene.

• Action with a Side of Zombies: One of our articles focused specifically on writing action scenes. Bonus:  the examples all include zombies.
• ArchetypesAndAllusions: An article on the three main types of fighters and their various approaches to kickin’ ass (or not).
• TheCreativePenn.com: Alan Baxter, speculative fiction author, gives some great advice on characterization, setting, martial style, and cliches. 
• StoryHack.com: A PDF that takes you through writing a fight scene step by step by Randy Ingermanson, compiled by Bryce Beattie.
• MarilynnByerly.com: An extremely good guide to writing fight scenes. This guide includes tips on character viewpoint, mapping the fight, and tricks for writing each type of fight. 
• Shelfari.com: This site is an interview with famed fantasy author R.A. Salvatore on how to write great fight scenes.
• TheBusinessOfWriting: C. Patrick Schulze gives some good, solid advice on identifying and writing your fight scene.
• EzineArticles.com: Marq McAlister explains how to make a fight scene pack some serious punch. This article is good for fine-tuning.
• Martin Turner: Focusing specifically on sword-fighting scenes, Martin Turner writes in great detail on every conceivable detail of this type of time-honored fight scene. 
• SeriousPixie.com: Susan tells you about the three types of fight scene writers and explains how to fix the problems that arise for each type.
• David Alan Lucus: This multi-part guide gives advice in exhaustive detail on how to write an awesome fight scene.
• NightFoot: This Tumblr post offers some great tips for writing fight scenes.

These links provide advice specifically for writing battle scenes:

• Gerri Blanc: eHow’s article on battle scenes is a basic step-by-step list for you. It’s a good introduction to writing battle scenes.
• StormTheCastle.com: This article takes you through an in-depth guide on how to write battle scenes for fantasy stories.
• Rhonda Leigh Jones: Jones lists some dos and don’ts of writing battle scenes.

Other resources:

• List of Martial Arts: Looking for a fighting style? Find it here!
• List of Weapons: Every type of weapon you can think of is listed here.
• List of Military Tactics: From troop movements to siege warfare, this list has got you covered.
• Asylum.com: A few examples of awesome battle tactics from history.
• BadassOfTheWeek.com: Get some inspiration for awesome fight scenes and fighting characters from this compendium of badassitude.
• Thearmedgentleman: Austin has offered to share his knowledge on weaponry with any writers who have questions. Thanks, Austin! 

We hope this helps! If you have another link or a tip for how to write fight/battle scenes, hit up our ask box and let us know!

writeworld:

prompts-and-pointers:

When people are looking for plot ideas or new events to sprinkle into their roleplays, the first place I am going to point them is to this article.

Published first in a french book of the same title in the 19th century, this list has been of a massive aid to writers ever since. Written by french writer Georges Polti, it was meant to categorize every possible situation which might occur in anything from a poem to a play. The list came about after extensive studies of Greek texts, french literature, as well as non-french literature. Polti claimed to continue the work of Carlo Gozzi, who had also, himself, found these thirty-six situations. 

1. Supplication

Required Elements : a Persecutor; a Suppliant; a Power in authority whose decision is doubtful 

The Persecutor accuses the Suppliant of wrongdoing, and the Power makes a judgement against the Suppliant. 

2. Deliverance 

Required Elements : an Unfortunate; a Threatener; a Rescuer

The Unfortunate has caused a conflict, and the Threatener is to carry out justice, but the Rescuer saves the Unfortunate. 

3. Crime

Required Elements : a Criminal; an Avenger

The Criminal commits a crime that will not see justice, so the Avenger seeks justice by punishing the Criminal.

4. Vengeance Taken for Kin upon Kin

Required Elements : Guilty Kinsman; an Avenging Kinsman; remembrance of the Victim, a relative of both

Two entities, the Guilty and the Avenging Kinsmen, are put into conflict over wrongdoing to the Victim, who is allied to both. 

5. Pursuit

Required Elements : Punishment; a Fugitive

The Fugitive flees Punishment for a misunderstood conflict.

6. Disaster 

Required Elements : a Vanquished Power; a Victorious Enemy or a Messenger

The Power falls from their place after being defeated by the Victorious Enemy or being informed of such a defeat by the Messenger

7. Falling Prey to Cruelty/Misfortune

Required Elements : an Unfortunate; a Master or a Misfortune

The Unfortunate suffers from Misfortune and/or at the hands of the Master

8. Revolt

Required Elements : a Tyrant; a Conspirator

The Tyrant, a cruel power, is plotted against by the Conspirator. 

9. Daring Enterprise 

Required Elements : a Bold Leader; an Object; an Adversary

The Bold Leader takes the Object from the Adversary by overpowering the Adversary

10. Abduction

Required Elements : an Abductor; the Abducted; a Guardian

The Abductor takes the Abducted from the Guardian. 

11. The Enigma

Required Elements : a Problem; an Interrogator; a Seeker

The Interrogator poses a Problem to the Seeker and gives a Seeker better ability to reach the Seeker’s goals.

12. Obtaining

Required Elements : [a Solicitor & an Adversary who is refusing] or [an Arbitrator & Opposing Parties] + an Object

[The Solicitor is at odds with the Adversary who refuses to give the Solicitor the Object in the possession of the Adversary] or [The Arbitrator decides who gets the Object desired by Opposing Parties]

13. Enmity of Kin

Required Elements : a Malevolent Kinsman; a Hatred or a reciprocally-hating Kinsman

The Malevolent Kinsman and the Hated or a second Malevolent Kinsman conspire together

14. Rivalry of Kin

Required Elements : the Preferred Kinsman; the Rejected Kinsman; the Object of Rivalry

The Object of Rivalry chooses the Preferred Kinsman over the Rejected Kinsman

15. Murderous Adultery

Required Elements : two Adulterers; a Betrayed Spouse

Two Adulterers conspire to killed the Betrayed Spouse

16. Madness

Required Elements : a Madman; a Victim

The Madman goes insane and wrongs the Victim

17. Fatal Imprudence

Required Elements : the Imprudent; a Victim or an Object Lost

The Imprudent, by neglect or ignorance, loses the Object Lost or wrongs the Victim

18. Involuntary Crimes of Love

Required Elements : a Lover; a Beloved; a Revealer

The Revealer betrays the trust of either the Lover or the Beloved

19. Slaying of Kin Unrecognized

Required Elements : the Slayer; and Unrecognized Victim

The Slayer kills the Unrecognized Victim

20. Self-sacrifice for an Ideal

Required Elements : a Hero; an Ideal; a Creditor or a Person/Thing sacrificed

The Hero sacrifices the Person or Thing for their Ideal, which is then taken by the Creditor

21. Self-sacrifice for Kin

Required Elements : a Hero; a Kinsman; a Creditor or a Person/Thing sacrificed

The Hero sacrifices a Person or Thing for their Kinsman, which is then taken by the Creditor

22. All Sacrificed for Passion

Required Elements : a Lover; an Object of fatal Passion; the Person/Thing sacrificed

A Lover sacrifices a Person or Thing for the Object of their Passion, which is then lost forever. 

23. Necessity of Sacrificing Loved Ones

Required Elements : a Hero; a Beloved Victim; the Necessity for their Sacrifice

The Hero wrongs the Beloved Victim because of the Necessity for their Sacrifice

24. Rivalry of Superior vs. Inferior

Required Elements : a Superior Rival; an Inferior Rival; the Object of Rivalry

A Superior Rival bests an Inferior Rival and wins the Object of Rivalry

25.  Adultery

Required Elements :  two Adulterers; a Deceived Spouse

Two Adulterers conspire against the Deceived Spouse.

26. Crimes of Love

Required Elements : a Lover; the Beloved

A Lover and the Beloved enter a conflict.

27. Discovery of the Dishonour of a loved one

Required Elements : a Discoverer; the Guilty One

The Discoverer discovers the wrongdoing committed by the Guilty One.

28. Obstacles to Love

Required Elements : two Lovers; an Obstacle

Two Lovers face an Obstacle together.

29. An Enemy Loved

Required Elements : a Lover; the Beloved Enemy; the Hater

The allied Lover and Hater have diametrically opposed attitudes towards the Beloved Enemy.

30. Ambition

Required Elements : an Ambitious Person; a Thing Coveted; an Adversary

The Ambitious Person seeks the Thing Coveted and is opposed by the Adversary. 

31. Conflict with a God

Required Elements : a Mortal; an Immortal

The Mortal and the Immortal enter a conflict.

32. Mistaken Jealousy

Required Elements :  a Jealous One; an Object of whose Possession He is Jealous; a Supposed Accomplice; a Cause or an Author of the Mistake

The Jealous One falls victim to the Cause or the Author of the Mistake and becomes jealous of the Object and becomes conflicted with the Supposed Accomplice.

33. Erroneous Judgement

Required Elements : a Mistaken One; a Victim of the Mistake; a Cause or Author of the Mistake; the Guilty One

The Mistaken One falls victim to the Cause or the Author of the Mistake and passes judgement against the Victim of the Mistake, when it should be passed against the Guilty One instead. 

34. Remorse

Required Elements : a Culprit; a Victim or the Sin; an Interrogator

The Culprit wrongs the Victim or commits the Sin, and is at odds with the Interrogator who seeks to understand the situation.

35. Recovery of a Lost One

Required Elements : a Seeker; the One Found

The Seeker finds the One Found.

36. Loss of Loved On

Required Elements : a Kinsman Slain; a Kinsman Spectator; an Executioner

The killing of the Kinsman Slain by the Executioner is witnessed by the Kinsman Spectator.

This is awesome!

Here’s another great resource for Georges Polti’s 36 Dramatic Situations, including the elements, the variants, and a dicussion of each situation:

1. Supplication
2. Deliverance
3. Vengeance of a crime
4. Vengeance taken for kindred upon kindred
5. Pursuit
6. Disaster
7. Falling prey to cruelty or misfortune
8. Revolt
9. Daring enterprise
10. Abduction
11. Enigma
12. Obtaining
13. Enmity of kinsmen
14. Rivalry of kinsmen
15. Murderous adultery
16. Madness
17. Fatal imprudence
18. Involuntary crimes of love
19. Slaying of a kinsman unrecognized
20. Self-sacrificing for an ideal
21. Self-sacrifice for kindred
22. All sacrificed for a passion
23. Necessity of sacrificing loved ones
24. Rivalry of superior and inferior
25. Adultery
26. Crimes of love
27. Discovery of the dishonor of a loved one
28. Obstacles to love
29. An enemy loved
30. Ambition
31. Conflict with a god
32. Mistaken jealousy
33. Erroneous judgment
34. Remorse
35. Recovery of a lost one
36. Loss of loved ones

amandaonwriting:

Character Flaws

1. Absent-minded - Preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one’s immediate surroundings. Abstracted, daydreaming, inattentive, oblivious, forgetful.
2. Abusive - Characterized by improper infliction of physical or psychological maltreatment towards another.
3. Addict - One who is addicted to a compulsive activity. Examples: gambling, drugs, sex.
4. Aimless - Devoid of direction or purpose.
5. Alcoholic - A person who drinks alcoholic substances habitually and to excess.
6. Anxious - Full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous.
7. Arrogant - Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance. Inclined to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior. Snobbish.
8. Audacious - Recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the like; insolent; braze, disobedient.
9. Bad Habit - A revolting personal habit. Examples: picks nose, spits tobacco, drools, bad body odour.
10. Bigmouth - A loud-mouthed or gossipy person.
11. Bigot - One who is strongly partial to one’s own group, religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ.
12. Blunt - Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. Frank, callous, insensitive, brusque.
13. Bold - In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent. Abrupt, brazen, cheeky, brassy, audacious.
14. Callous - They are hardened to emotions, rarely showing any form of it in expression. Unfeeling. Cold.
15. Childish - Marked by or indicating a lack of maturity; puerile.
16. Complex - An exaggerated or obsessive concern or fear. (List specific complex.)
17. Cruel - Mean to anyone or anything, without care or regard to consequences and feelings.
18. Cursed - A person who has befallen a prayer for evil or misfortune, placed under a spell, or borne into an evil circumstance, and suffers for it. Damned.
19. Dependent - Unable to exist, sustain oneself, or act appropriately or normally without the assistance or direction of another.
20. Deranged - Mentally decayed. Insane. Crazy. Mad. Psychotic.
21. Dishonest – Given to or using fraud, cheating; deceitful, deceptive, crooked, underhanded.
22. Disloyal - Lacking loyalty. Unfaithful, perfidious, traitorous, treasonable
23. Disorder - An ailment that affects the function of mind or body. (List the disorders name if they have one.) See the Mental Disorder List.
24. Disturbed - Showing some or a few signs or symptoms of mental or emotional illness. Confused, disordered, neurotic, troubled.
25. Dubious - Fraught with uncertainty or doubt. Undecided, doubtful, unsure.
26. Dyslexic - Affected by dyslexia, a learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.
27. Egotistical - Characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance. Boastful, pompous.
28. Envious - Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another’s advantages; covetous, jealous.
29. Erratic - Deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion; eccentric: erratic behaviour. Eccentric, bizarre, outlandish, strange.
30. Fanatical - Fanatic outlook or behaviour especially as exhibited by excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions on some subject.
31. Fickle – Erratic, changeable, unstable - especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious.
32. Fierce - Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid.
33. Finicky - Excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy. Too much concerned with detail. Meticulous, fastidious, choosy, critical, picky, prissy, pernickety.
34. Fixated - In psychoanalytic theory, a strong attachment to a person or thing, especially such an attachment formed in childhood or infancy and manifested in immature or neurotic behaviour that persists throughout life. Fetish, quirk, obsession, infatuation.
35. Flirt -To make playfully romantic or sexual overtures; behaviour intended to arouse sexual interest. Minx. Tease.
36. Gluttonous - Given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink. Voracious, ravenous, wolfish, piggish, insatiable.
37. Gruff - Brusque or stern in manner or appearance. Crusty, rough, surly.
38. Gullible - Will believe any information given, regardless of how valid or truthful it is, easily deceived or duped.
39. Hard - A person who is difficult to deal with, manage, control, overcome, or understand. Hard emotions, hard hearted.
40. Hedonistic - Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses.
41. Hoity-toity- Given to flights of fancy; capricious; frivolous. Prone to giddy behaviour, flighty.
42. Humourless - The inability to find humour in things, and most certainly in themselves.
43. Hypocritical - One who is always contradicting their own beliefs, actions or sayings. A person who professes beliefs and opinions for others that he does not hold. Being a hypocrite.
44. Idealist - One whose conduct is influenced by ideals that often conflict with practical considerations. One who is unrealistic and impractical, guided more by ideals than by practical considerations.
45. Idiotic - Marked by a lack of intelligence or care; foolish or careless.
46. Ignorant - Lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact. Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge.
47. Illiterate - Unable to read and write.
48. Immature - Emotionally undeveloped; juvenile; childish.
49. Impatient - Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay; restless. Unable to endure irritation or opposition; intolerant.
50. Impious - Lacking piety and reverence for a god/gods and their followers.
51. Impish - Naughtily or annoyingly playful.
52. Incompetent - Unable to execute tasks, no matter how the size or difficulty.
53. Indecisive - Characterized by lack of decision and firmness, especially under pressure.
54. Indifferent - The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally, remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern. Having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless.
55. Infamy - Having an extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act that affects how others view them.
56. Intolerant - Unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion and narrow-minded about cherished opinions.
57. Judgemental - Inclined to make and form judgements, especially moral or personal ones, based on one’s own opinions or impressions towards others/practices/groups/religions based on appearance, reputation, occupation, etc.
58. Klutz - Clumsy. Blunderer.
59. Lazy - Resistant to work or exertion; disposed to idleness.
60. Lewd - Inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious. Obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious.
61. Liar - Compulsively and purposefully tells false truths more often than not. A person who has lied or who lies repeatedly.
62. Lustful - Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires.
63. Masochist - The deriving of sexual gratification, or the tendency to derive sexual gratification, from being physically or emotionally abused. A willingness or tendency to subject oneself to unpleasant or trying experiences.
64. Meddlesome - Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner, given to meddling; interfering.
65. Meek - Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness.
66. Megalomaniac - A psycho pathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
67. Naïve - Lacking worldly experience and understanding, simple and guileless; showing or characterized by a lack of sophistication and critical judgement.
68. Nervous - Easily agitated or distressed; high-strung or jumpy.
69. Non-violent - Abstaining from the use of violence. 
70. Nosey - Given to prying into the affairs of others; snoopy. Offensively curious or inquisitive.
71. Obsessive - An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone.
72. Oppressor - A person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures, to keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority.
73. Overambitious - Having a strong excessive desire for success or achievement.
74. Overconfident - Excessively confident; presumptuous.
75. Overemotional - Excessively or abnormally emotional. Sensitive about themselves and others, more so than the average person.
76. Overprotective - To protect too much; coddle.
77. Overzealous - Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea.
78. Pacifist - Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes. (Can double as a merit in certain cases)
79. Paranoid - Exhibiting or characterized by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others.
80. Peevish - Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction. Cantankerous, cross, ill-tempered, testy, captious, discontented, crotchety, cranky, ornery.
81. Perfectionist - A propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
82. Pessimist - A tendency to stress the negative or unfavourable or to take the gloomiest possible view.
83. Pest - One that pesters or annoys, with or without realizing it. Nuisance. Annoying. Nag.
84. Phobic – They have a severe form of fear when it comes to this one thing. Examples: Dark, Spiders, Cats 
85. Practical - Level-headed, efficient, and unspeculative. No-nonsense. 
86. Predictable - Easily seen through and assessable, where almost anyone can predict reactions and actions of said person by having met or known them even for a short time.
87. Proud - Filled with or showing excessive self-esteem and will often shirk help from others for the sake of pride.
88. Rebellious - Defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
89. Reckless - Heedless. Headstrong. Foolhardy. Unthinking boldness, wild carelessness and disregard for consequences.
90. Remorseless - Without remorse; merciless; pitiless; relentless.
91. Rigorous - Rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; demanding strict attention to rules and procedures.
92. Sadist - The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others. Deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty.
93. Sadomasochist - Both sadist and masochist combined.
94. Sarcastic - A subtle form of mockery in which an intended meaning is conveyed obliquely.
95. Sceptic - One who instinctively or habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees with assertions or generally accepted conclusions.
96. Seducer - To lead others astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt. To attempt to lead or draw someone away, as from principles, faith, or allegiance.
97. Selfish - Concerned chiefly or only with oneself.
98. Self-Martyr - One who purposely makes a great show of suffering in order to arouse sympathy from others, as a form of manipulation, and always for a selfish cause or reason.
99. Self-righteous - Piously sure of one’s own righteousness; moralistic. Exhibiting pious self-assurance. Holier-than-thou, sanctimonious.
100. Senile - Showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental functioning, esp. short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or disease.
101. Shallow - Lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious.
102. Smart Ass - Thinks they know it all, and in some ways they may, but they can be greatly annoying and difficult to deal with at times, especially in arguments.
103. Soft-hearted - Having softness or tenderness of heart that can lead them into trouble; susceptible of pity or other kindly affection. They cannot resist helping someone they see in trouble, suffering or in need, and often don’t think of the repercussions or situation before doing so.
104. Solemn - Deeply earnest, serious, and sober.
105. Spineless - Lacking courage. Cowardly, wimp, lily-livered, gutless.
106. Spiteful - Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; vindictive person who will look for occasions for resentment. Vengeful.
107. Spoiled - Treated with excessive indulgence and pampering from earliest childhood, and has no notion of hard work, self-care or money management; coddled, pampered. Having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or over-solicitous attention.
108. Squeamish - Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted.
109. Stubborn - Unreasonably, often perversely unyielding; bull-headed. Firmly resolved or determined; resolute.
110. Superstitious - An irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear from an irrational belief that an object, action, or circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences its outcome.
111. Tactless - Lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others.
112. Temperamental - Moody, irritable, or sensitive. Excitable, volatile, emotional.
113. Theatrical - Having a flair for over dramatizing situations, doing things in a ‘big way’ and love to be ‘centre stage’.
114. Timid -Tends to be shy and/or quiet, shrinking away from offering opinions or from strangers and newcomers, fearing confrontations and violence.
115. Tongue-tied - Speechless or confused in expression, as from shyness, embarrassment, or astonishment.
116. Troublemaker - Someone who deliberately stirs up trouble, intentionally or unintentionally.
117. Unlucky - Marked by or causing misfortune; ill-fated. Destined for misfortune; doomed.
118. Unpredictable - Difficult to foretell or foresee, their actions are so chaotic it’s impossible to know what they are going to do next.
119. Untrustworthy - Not worthy of trust or belief. Backstabber.
120. Vain - Holding or characterized by an unduly high opinion of their physical appearance. Lovers of themselves. Conceited, egotistic, narcissistic.
121. Weak-willed - Lacking willpower, strength of will to carry out one’s decisions, wishes, or plans. Easily swayed.
122. Withdrawn - Not friendly or Sociable. Aloof.
123. Zealous - A fanatic.

From The Character Therapist

John Rogers (via thedavidkane)

((The only exception to this I can think of would be a villain like the Joker, who actually seems to think of himself as the antagonist - his purpose is to get a particular reaction out of the hero(es).))