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Visual development for Tangled (2010) by Dan Cooper

Do you have any prompts for a bubbly princess x her serious, quiet personal guard? Dialogue or scenarios. If not, that's fine!

Of course I do. Here they are:

Princess x Guard Prompts

Dialogue

“Come on, live a little!” “I won’t be living for long if the king finds out about what we’re doing here.”

“Urgh. These balls keep getting lamer. Please save me.” “Not sure if lame balls are something I need to protect you from.”

“You’re no fun.” “I’m here for your protection, not your entertainment.” “But couldn’t you at least try to do both?”

“I have a great idea!” “Why do I feel like I’m about to lose my job?”

“Sometimes I would love to just run away.” “I wouldn’t stop you. I’m your personal guard. I’m here to protect you, not imprison you. That’s at least how I see my job description.”

“Why do you never smile?” “I do smile.” “No, you don’t.” “I do.” “Prove it!”

“You’re the princess, you can do whatever you want.” “You know full well that that is not the truth.”

“I like knowing you always only have eyes for me.” “I would be a terrible guard if I wouldn’t keep my eyes on you at any time.”

Scenarios

The guard was a very serious man and understood where his place was, but when the normally happy princess seems to have lost her spark, he does everything in his power to cheer her up.

No one was able to deny the princess anything. She had them all wrapped around her finger. What they didn’t know was that one look from the stoic guard was enough to make her do anything he wanted.

It was a common occurrence to see the usually serious bodyguard taking part in the bubbly princess’s shenanigans.

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- Jana

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by Mary Blair

“Hey princess.”

“Don’t call me that.”

“Why not? You are a princess.”

“Of what, exactly? My whole kingdom and my people are gone. I don’t have anything to rule over, not anymore.”

Hello hello! I love your blog and its really helping me get back into writing after an uncomfortably long burnout break. My question is how would you write a character slowly going insane because of their circumstances and the things they are forced to endure to go through them? Thank you so much in advance?

Hi, I'm so glad you've been finding it helpful! I went over some of this in a bit more detail in my previous post answering a similar question (how to write a character slowly going insane from their world going out of their control), but it won't hurt to address it again.

Have a Baseline:

When writing a character who is slowly going insane due to external factors and challenges, it's important to start by introducing your character at a point where they're relatively stable mentally, showing their personality, goals, and relationships to give a general idea of how their life normally was before the deterioration of their mental stability. This will allow the readers to see for themselves what changes and shifts occurred, as well as their consequences.

Stressors:

Identify the key events or circumstances that will gradually wear down your character's sanity—whether it be external factors (intense stress, a traumatic experience, isolation, facing a series of challenges they aren't equipped or prepared to handle), internal, or both. In any case, it's important to have a clear reason in place.

Internal Struggle:

As the character starts to feel more and more pressure and stress, the initial signs of distress will start to show, both in their thoughts and behaviour. Using internal monologue or stream-of-consciousness narration to show their mental state. It may start with the character questioning themselves and behaving irrationally, then change to risky or self-destructive behaviour as their perceptions become increasingly distorted.

Thanks for asking! Happy writing ❤

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