Tips From A Beta Reading Writer

Tips from a Beta Reading Writer

This one's for the scenes with multiple characters, and you're not sure how to keep everyone involved.

Writing group scenes is chaos. Someone’s talking, someone’s interrupting, someone’s zoning out thinking about breadsticks. And if you’re not careful, half your cast fades into the background like NPCs in a video game. I used to struggle with this so much—my characters would just exist in the scene without actually affecting it. But here’s what I've learned and have started implementing:

✨ Give everyone a job in the scene ✨

Not their literal job—like, not everyone needs to be solving a crime or casting spells. I mean: Why are they in this moment? What’s their role in the conversation?

My favourite examples are:

The Driver: Moves the convo forward. They have an agenda, they’re pushing the action.

The Instigator: Pokes the bear. Asks the messy questions. Stirring the pot like a chef on a mission.

The Voice of Reason: "Guys, maybe we don’t commit arson today?"

The Distracted One: Completely in their own world. Tuning out, doodling on a napkin, thinking about their ex.

The Observer: Not saying much, but noticing everything. (Quiet characters still have presence!)

The Wild Card: Who knows what they’ll do? Certainly not them. Probably about to make things worse.

If a character has no function, they’ll disappear. Give them something—even if it’s just a side comment, a reaction, or stealing fries off someone’s plate. Keep them interesting, and your readers will stay interested too.

More Posts from Rocketshipinspace024 and Others

Gotham Gazette Official Photo~

Gotham Gazette official photo~


Tags

aromanticism is everywhere if you're brave enough to see it


Tags
... ♥
... ♥

... ♥

been thinking about them a lot lately


Tags
1 month ago

Ducktales 2017 is such a good show, more people should watch it. Owl House people looking for more? Gravity Falls fans? Amphibia? Looking for more mystery, found family and fun?

This is a great show for you. Especially for arospec folk like myself, it’s such a relief to find a show with so little romantic plot lines but still lots of platonic and familial love. It also changed my perspective on shows like it forever. It’s my favourite show of all time.

It’s the most realistic depiction of siblings I have ever laid my eyes on. It’s funny for all ages without defaulting to gross humour people think kids find funny. It’s so damn family driven. It has plenty of successful adult role models with no kids and/or no partners. My favourite character is only good as a coincidence. It is the only show ever where I have enjoyed the filler. It de-fridges the mum. The ‘main’ romantic subplot appears about three times, is more of a con artist-roguish hero dynamic than anything else, never goes anywhere and doesn’t feel wasted for it. It’s got magic. It’s got a Batman parody. It’s got a stacked cast for no reason. It’s got autism and adhd coded characters that showcase the spectrum. It’s got a British housekeeper who is also a spy. And a ghost butler. They hate each other. Lin Manuel Miranda is in it. It’s got a three part mega finale because it got cancelled like my other treasure trove tv shows (TOH). Every single character in this extensive family is developed and focused on at some point. They function how the Batfamily is in fanon. They scare the hell out of the rest of the world. They’re family.

I watch the final episode anytime I need creative motivation. I love this show so much.


Tags
2 weeks ago

love being a multishipper because its like yk what hell yeah! more love for everyone, guys!

the gays? yup

the sapphics? 100%

my precious few straight couples? love y'all

and plus, so much more media is revealed to me when i can look for multiple ships


Tags
Hi Batfam Fandom I'm New Here
Hi Batfam Fandom I'm New Here
Hi Batfam Fandom I'm New Here

Hi batfam fandom I'm new here

(I made another btw)


Tags
2 weeks ago

The biggest confidence boost is knowing that even my shittiest fanfic will be 10,000% better than any AI generated bullshit


Tags
1 month ago
A Dænce Of Roëmænce

a dænce of roëmænce

depictions of the ace experience never seem to include the nightmare-borne skeleton creature from hell so kudos to the dimension 20 team for their commitment to accurate rep


Tags
Loading...
End of content
No more pages to load
  • lliinnkk
    lliinnkk reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • mspaintbrush
    mspaintbrush liked this · 1 week ago
  • lustrousperidoe
    lustrousperidoe liked this · 1 week ago
  • a-little-harmed-shinra
    a-little-harmed-shinra liked this · 1 week ago
  • kosmicality
    kosmicality liked this · 1 week ago
  • loveborn
    loveborn liked this · 1 week ago
  • dukeofbears
    dukeofbears liked this · 1 week ago
  • shamusneverdies
    shamusneverdies liked this · 1 week ago
  • pixie-in-trebleland
    pixie-in-trebleland reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • pixie-in-trebleland
    pixie-in-trebleland liked this · 1 week ago
  • xxlionheartedgirlxx
    xxlionheartedgirlxx liked this · 1 week ago
  • neutralvibe
    neutralvibe liked this · 1 week ago
  • onelonelyghostt
    onelonelyghostt liked this · 1 week ago
  • kadann
    kadann liked this · 1 week ago
  • southerndragontamer
    southerndragontamer reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • southerndragontamer
    southerndragontamer liked this · 1 week ago
  • silver-tounges-and-golden-lies
    silver-tounges-and-golden-lies reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • egopocalypse
    egopocalypse reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • sunrainstarsmoon
    sunrainstarsmoon liked this · 1 week ago
  • cheekyscamp
    cheekyscamp reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • inktrailing
    inktrailing liked this · 1 week ago
  • theoddball92
    theoddball92 liked this · 1 week ago
  • halcyonnhood
    halcyonnhood liked this · 1 week ago
  • gywo
    gywo reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • resourcesofthedamned
    resourcesofthedamned reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • blaze-stories
    blaze-stories reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • blaze-stories
    blaze-stories liked this · 1 week ago
  • pantaloons152
    pantaloons152 liked this · 1 week ago
  • mytoastleaksorangebits
    mytoastleaksorangebits liked this · 1 week ago
  • cant-apult
    cant-apult reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • harmony-heaven
    harmony-heaven reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • harmony-heaven
    harmony-heaven liked this · 1 week ago
  • glass-of-kvass
    glass-of-kvass liked this · 1 week ago
  • sugaroto
    sugaroto liked this · 1 week ago
  • sugaroto
    sugaroto reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • wooden-sugar
    wooden-sugar liked this · 1 week ago
  • trashpanda66
    trashpanda66 liked this · 1 week ago
  • siren-neris
    siren-neris reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • siren-neris
    siren-neris liked this · 1 week ago
  • thepokemanik
    thepokemanik reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • thepokemanik
    thepokemanik liked this · 1 week ago
  • to-be-frank-i-dont-care
    to-be-frank-i-dont-care reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • erik-the-creator-mainblog
    erik-the-creator-mainblog reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • erik-the-creator
    erik-the-creator liked this · 1 week ago
  • boothills-usbport
    boothills-usbport liked this · 1 week ago
  • annasofthe11thdimension
    annasofthe11thdimension reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • annasofthe11thdimension
    annasofthe11thdimension liked this · 1 week ago
  • smack-talking-jellyfish
    smack-talking-jellyfish reblogged this · 1 week ago
  • rainycat2
    rainycat2 liked this · 1 week ago
  • disorganizedkitten
    disorganizedkitten reblogged this · 1 week ago

Hi! This is Rocket (they/them), and I write stories

237 posts

Explore Tumblr Blog
Search Through Tumblr Tags