Character Profiles
Fanfic Peeves{Submitted by phoenixtechnician}
Character profiles can be quite annoying however there are some good ones if done properly.
I think if you're going to do one, you've got to think: Is anyone going to read this?
Sure there may be some who'll read it but personally, I go past them and straight to the first actual chapter.
If an author is to do a character profile however, it is irritating and kind of a spoiler when a biography is written about the characters and hidden secrets and who's crushing on who. It ruins all the suspense and a reader can really just guess what your story is all about.
The ideas you have for your characters should not be revealed so early in the profiles and instead be kept to yourself, the author.
Although, kudos to those authors who make their character profiles pretty. I know, what a weird thing for me to say but I get wowed easily with neat pastel colours on my screen.
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