I veer towards SciFi/fantasy, horror, and crime/mystery. A big problem with these genres that I have, is that the story focuses more on ‘what happens’ rather than engaging characters. For example, often the narrator is a stoic hardass with no personality and some trauma in the past that informs their decisions, like a murdered significant other, or a missing child, etc.
This is so boring at this point and I really want some characters to jump out at me through dialogue and their relationships, ways of interacting with the other characters.
I love the world building and atmospheres of these genres, and of course I care about plot, but it’s rare to get more serious meat on the bones on top of all that. Any ideas welcome.
by Dark-Artist