Writing Strategy: On Getting Characters Revealed Through Their Words

People talk. All do. But, sometimes talking is not proper when you are talking about other people, no matter what your alibi is. It’s either you were jealous, envious or simply bitter. Yes, when people talk behind you, it is either they are wanting attention, or they want to ruin someone. Well, like my characters in my stories, there are aplenty of ideas for my readers getting to know someone by simply reflecting on the words being used by a certain character. Yes, words have weigh on your character as a person. If you are respectable person, you won’t say words you might regret later, or worse, put people in a bad light. Unless you have the right motivation to do so and be a messenger of good news, enlightenment and so on.

Every time we hear stories that this so and so has this and that, we always think of why. Why are these stories cropping up, who are the promoters? What they after for? How are they getting sane out of this maligning spree or what you may call them? Yes, sometimes people talk without really knowing the essence of talking. We talk because we want to express our truth. We want to contribute to establishing uplifting environment instead of becoming selfish and get all the attention simply because we are angry, insecure, afraid or what. We limit our freedom to speak when we know full well our stand. We are not licensed to malign someone because we are in a bad mood, or something like that. Yes, there is always right ways to express or vent our negative emotions sans damaging ourselves further. Silence is one. Praying is another.

Dwelling on negative emotions won’t give us a plaque of appreciation, or medal, or a trophy of being such authentic person. What matters most is that we have control of our emotions and trying to be just and fair and… fine fellow who knows how to mange emotions especially the unpalatable ones! Yes, breakfast in bed is good after a hard day’s job, but no, it is not when you had a fight last night. Protect your sanity especially when being surrounded with low people who have nothing to be proud of but their big mouth and insecure ego. Yes, this is one way of making a character believable and relatable. Just write freely, don’t censor ideas, for you might get a gem out of this writing exercise af if you were in a world surrounded by noises just to get attention and all. Yes, in a market day. Sellers selling wares of different colors, sizes and shapes. Just be aware, you might be getting a fake one and be sorry later.

Moby Dick – List of Characters

In 1851, Moby Dick was written by a novelist named Herman Melville. The novel is about the adventures of Ishmael, a wandering sailor, who joined the voyage of Pequod, a whale ship under the command of Captain Ahab. Ishmael later found out that his captain is obsess to get his revenge from Moby Dick, a gigantic sperm whale which had cause the loss of the captain’s boat and leg.

Here’s the character list of Moby Dick:

1. Captain Ahab

He is the domineering captain of the whale ship, Pequod. He has the obsession to kill the great sperm whale known as Moby Dick. It is Moby Dick which caused him to lose one of his legs. Ahab claims that he is the ruling god of Pequod but his character shows a more devilish figure because of his profane goal to capture Moby Dick.

2. Ishmael

He is the novel’s narrator. Ishmael is a sailor of Pequod and he journeys the sea because of his affection to it. His primary role is to be an observer of the things that surround him especially the conflicts in Pequod. He develops a close friendship with Queequeg. Also, he is the only survivor of Pequod because he is in a whaling boat when Moby Dick destroys Pequod and he is rescued by another ship. Thus, Ishmael lives to tell the story of Moby Dick.

3. Queequeg

He is a pagan harpooner from the land of New Zealand. He is the king’s son but he renounces his throne so that he can travel all over the world and understand Christianity. He chooses to join the voyages of whaling ships.

4. The Three Mates

a. Starbuck

He is Pequod’s chief mate. He is from Nantucket and Quaker. He has a slender built and shows a matter-of-fact sense. In the novel, he is portrayed as an advocate of human imperfections and that such imperfection can be keep in checked. Starbuck has the capability to show opposition against Captain Ahab especially on the captain’s mission to get revenge to the sperm whale.

b. Stubb

He is Pequod’s second mate. He is from Cape Cod and an easygoing character. He manages to sound hilarious even when he’s talking in front of the sinister captain, Ahab. Although he is always full of humor, he is a talented whale man. Stubb is the man who kills the first whale during the voyage of Pequod.

c. Flask

He is Pequod’s third mate. He is from Martha’s Vineyard and has a less important role that the other two mates. Flask is a man who never gets satisfied. The more he fills himself with food, the more he gets hungry.

5. Pippin

He replaces an oarsman of Stubb. Pippin is young and black. He almost becomes insane when he still cannot manage to face a whale for the second time and upon realizing that his crew will let him die because of his cowardice.

6. Fedallah

He is the mysterious member of Ahab’s whaling crew. He is sometimes believed to be a disguised devil who wishes to get Ahab. He dies on the second day of chasing Moby Dick because he was trapped in the whale bait.

7. Peter Coffin

He is the innkeeper of Spouter Inn where Ishmael has stayed when going to Nantucket.

8. Father Mapple

He gave up sailing to join the ministry. He is a famous preacher. In one of his sermon where Ishmael attended, he uses the tale of Jonah and the whale

9. Hosea Hussey

She owns the Try Pots Inn where Ishmael and Queequeg stayed in Nantucket. She is Peter’s cousin.

10. Peleg

He is retired and a former captain of Pequod. He and Bildad own Pequod. He is the first person who speaks of the darkness within Ahab by comparing him to the well-known vile king of the same first name.

11. Bildad

He is one of the owners of Pequod. He reproached Pequod’s crew because of blasphemy and is remorseful by letting Pequod on its long and uncertain voyage.

12. Elijah

Ishmael and Queequeg have met him in Nantucket. He asks if they have already met Captain Ahab and if they have sold their souls to the devil by joining the crew of Pequod.

13. Bulkington

A Pequod’s sailor who loves danger and the sea so much that he joins right away another voyage even if just finished his four-year sea adventure.

14. Tashtego

He is Stubb’s Indian harpooner from Martha’s Vineyard.

15. Daggoo

He is Flask’s giant harpooner from Africa.

16. Dough-Boy

He is Pequod’s steward and prepares the crew’s dinner. He feels nervous when he is around Tashtego and Queequeg.

17. Perth

He is Pequod’s blacksmith who created the harpoon of Ahab.

18. Captain Mayhew

He is the captain of a Nantucket ship, Jeroboam, which became a prey to a shaker’s mutiny.

19. Gabriel

He is Jeroboam’s shaker who claimed himself as Archangel Gabriel and causes the mutiny.

20. Macey

He is a Jeroboam’s crew member who was killed by the great Moby Dick.

21. Derick De Deer

He is the captain of Jungfrau, a German ship. He pleads the Pequod’s crew for oil but later competes with them for hunting sperm whales.

22. Dr. Bunger

He is the doctor and surgeon of the British ship, Samuel Enderby. He warns Captain Ahab to forget his chase to Moby Dick.

23. Captain Gardiner

He is the captain of Rachel who pleads Captain Ahab’s help to find one of his lost boats that have his son. He gives Captain Ahab important information on Moby Dick’s sighting. It is Rachel, his ship, which saves Ishmael.

Critics have described the characters in Moby Dick as having its own universe. Each Moby Dick character best portrays human behaviors and habits. Some of the characters are also inspired by characters in the bible.

Sopranos Characters – Dr Jennifer Melfi

*spoilers*

Dr. Jennifer Melfi is one of the very few characters on the HBO television show, The Sopranos, who isn’t in some way associated with the mob. Her character is introduced in the first episode, in which she seeks to treat Tony Soprano, at that time a captain in the New Jersey mafia, for his anxiety attacks. Her character’s arc over the course of the show is her encounter with the evil perpetrated by Tony Soprano and her realization that her methods in psychology can have no effect on a murderous sociopath.

In the first season, we see Jennifer impressed and even to some extent attracted to Tony Soprano. She actively defends him to her ex-husband, who sees Tony as an instance of people doing damage to the reputation of Italian Americans. However, as the show continues, she becomes increasingly suspicious of him, realizing that many of the people he speaks about end of dead.

What she never really realises is that Tony is actually using her to become a better criminal. In one scene, we will see Tony have some sort of breakthrough in therapy and then, in the next scene, he will apply that breakthrough so as to kill someone. For example, Jennifer helps Tony overcome his guilt with respect to Tony Blundetto, which makes it easier for Tony to kill him.

Dr. Melfi also finds herself actually using Tony herself at one point for her own needs. Early in the third season, she is sexually assaulted and the perpetrator is released on a technicality. She realizes that if she said something to Tony, he would have the perpetrator killed, and she is greatly tempted to tell him. Although she doesn’t tell him, the very fact that she could tell him makes her feel more powerful.

Ultimately, though, Melfi realizes that the darkness of Tony is simply too much. Two things turn her against him. First, he tries to seduce her at the beginning of Season Five. When turned down, he becomes angry and insulting. Second, she figures out that he killed Adriana. While this is never said explicitly, look at her face when Tony mentions how he helped Christopher handle a problem “of his own making.” By the sixth season, she despises Tony, and her interactions become increasingly hostile to the point where she drops him as a patient.

Sopranos Characters – Bobby Baccalieri

*Spoilers*

Bobby Baccalieri is a supporting character on the long-running HBO drama The Sopranos, and he is played by Stephen Schirippa. The character is a fascinating character study, because it shows the gradual corruption of a person of an overall gentle temperament when he lives within the context of the mafia. There is a tendency when thinking about Bobby to make him out to be a “good” person in the mob (indeed, this is how Janice responds to him). However, the Bobby isn’t so much good as gentle.

Bobby is a member of the mob through his father, Bobby Sr. In fact, at the start of the show, Bobby is a “made man” despite never having actually killed anyone (presumably, he was somehow grandfathered under the previous system). As a result, Bobby is in a strange position. He is relatively high up in the family despite never having really earned his position there. While he is not incompetent, exactly, he is simply not very ambitious and more content to follow orders.

The show tricks us, however, into thinking that Bobby somehow isn’t “really” a gangster. Because Junior is basically powerless and Bobby is a part of his crew, Bobby spends the first few seasons we see him simply taking care of Junior. This makes him come across as though he isn’t really a gangster, aside from a couple of acts of intimation we see him engage in. Basically, he seems to be a caretaker.

However, when he becomes Tony’s brother-in-law, Tony sets out to actively corrupt Bobby. He partly does this to spite Janice, but mostly does it because he wants Bobby to become a member of his inner circle. Bobby is corrupted surprisingly easily. First, he has an entire history of violence that the show has cleverly not shown. Second, he is happy to be made to feel useful by Tony. So, Tony sends Bobby out to kill a civilian with no mob connections, just to toughen him up.

The Bobby we see at the end isn’t a different character. What he becomes is a character that continues to have his gentle disposition, but retains the ability to be ruthless in a pinch. One wonders how much of his behavior at the end reflects his unseen behavior before Junior’s fall and how much is new. Nonetheless, Bobby becomes a gentle man capable of great ruthlessness, ultimately serving as Tony’s second-in-command.

Fifi and the Flowertots Characters

Fifi and the Flowertots is an animated children’s television series created by Keith Chapman and originally premiered in January 2008. The series is about flower characters and their adventures in the garden.

The central character of the television series is Fifi Forget-me-not. Fifi loves to garden and she often forgets words. When she remembers words her friends often say ‘Fifi Forget-me-not Forgot!’. There are many supporting characters that add to the charm of Fifi and the Flowertots that include:

– Bumble is a bee and is Fifi’s best friend. When Fifi forgets words, Bumble helps her to remember.

– Violet lives in Flowertot Cottage and likes to paint. She always likes everything to be neat and tidy.

– Primrose lives in Flowertot Cottage and is best friends with Violet. Like Violet, she also likes everything to be neat and tidy and in order.

– Poppy sells fruit and owns a market stall in the garden.

– Mo is a lawnmower and speaks in a language that only Fifi understands, so she translates to the rest of the flowertots.

– Pip is a gooseberry and is the youngest character that lives in the garden.

– Stingo is a wasp that lives in Apple Tree House and is lazy and occasionally steals from the other Flowertots in the village.

– Slugsy is a slug and is Stingo’s sidekick and is often very clumsy.

– Webby is a spider and often gives advise to the Flowertots in the garden when they have a problem.

– Dingly is a grumpy worm that lives in the compost heap. He is very helpful and creates compost for all the Flowertots to use.

The adventures of Fifi and the Flowertots encourage children, infants and toddlers to discover and learn about friendship, problem-solving and co-operation.

A Children’s Writer’s Guide to Critiquing Manuscripts

If you’ve just joined or started a critique group for writers but no one seems to know what to do next, maybe this guide and checklist will help. If you aren’t in a critique group, you can still use it to critique your own writing.

CRITIQUING MANUSCRIPTS (For Critique Groups)

Begin with some basic procedural guidelines for critiquing:

1) Start with something positive – Point out at least one thing that worked really well in the manuscript.

2) Be specific in your comments and suggestions – For example, saying “I liked your story” is flattering to the writer, but doesn’t really mean much. Saying something like, “I felt the dialogue sounded exactly like something two teenagers would say and advanced the plot well” is more specific.

3) Use the checklist (below) – This will help you be more specific in your comments and suggestions. And, if you use the checklist to critique your own writing it will help you recognize weak points in your story before you share your work with anyone.

CHECKLIST FOR CRITIQUING MANUSCRIPTS

I. Character

__ Are my characters well-rounded? Do the major characters have both positive and negative traits?

__ Is my main character someone readers can care about? Does he/she want something important?

__ Have I revealed character through action?

__ Does my main character take action? Or is she too passive?

__ Is each character’s voice distinctly his/her own?

__ Have I avoided stereotypes and stock characters?

__ Does my main character solve his/her own problem? Is he or she different in some way from how he or she was at the beginning of the story? (this doesn’t always have to happen, but usually it means your story has some depth to it)

II. Point of View

__ Have I stayed with my POV character throughout the story?

__ Would the story be stronger if I switched from third person to first person or vice versa? Would the story be better told from a different character’s point of view?

III. Plot

__ What is the basic conflict of my story?

Beginning

__ Do I introduce my characters and the conflict right away? Or do I take too much time revving up? Could I chop off the first paragraph and start with the second?

Middle

__ Have I put complications in the middle that get worse and worse and build to a climax?

__ Does my character have to work to reach his/her goal?

End

__ Does my main character solve his/her own problem?

__ Does the ending grow logically out of the rest of the story?

__ Is my ending satisfying without being predictable?

IV. Language

Description

__ Are my details specific, not generalized?

__ Have I bogged down the action with tedious passages of description? (One way to check this is to see how many “ing” words are used; very many usually means there is too much description)

__ Would that description work better if I wove it gradually into the story rather than presenting it as a block?

__ Have I described with more than one sense (i.e. sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)?

Action

__ Have I used strong and specific verbs and nouns?

__ Have I successfully avoided passive voice?

__ Can I cut out redundancies? Small talk? Clutter? Meaningless qualifiers such as “just” and “very”? Passages that bog down the action? Have I used too many different dialogue tags that attract attention?

Mechanics

__ Are there awkward or confusing sentences or scenes that need to be cleaned up?

__ When I read my story out loud, does the rhythm sound right? Is it choppy? Too wordy? Monotonous?

__ Are my transitions smooth?

__ Have I avoided clichés?

__ Does each sentence sparkle with my own voice? Is that voice strong and credible?

V. Purpose

__ 1. Does each character and action in the story have a definite purpose?

With these specific points to look for when critiquing a children’s story, it should be much easier for you and your fellow writers to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of each and every manuscript.

Character Traits of the Leopard Gecko

When observing geckos you quickly notice that they are very fascinating creatures indeed and can provide you with hours of visual enjoyment.

Leopard geckos are opportunistic hunters and will not search for food. But if their prey wanders within eye sight, look out ! Geckos very rarely miss their prey. If your gecko is hungry and sees their prey, it will begin to stalk it very slowly and deliberately much like a leopard would stalk its prey in the wild. They will grow very intent and will fix their gaze on the prey. Once the gecko has them in striking distance, a few amazing twitches of it’s fat tail and a lunge and its over. The gecko will lick its lips in satisfaction and wander off to its favorite spot in its enclosure till next time.

Geckos have great personalities and are very easy going and rarely try to bite, unless mishandled or surprised. Each gecko has its own uniqueness about them and are very beautiful. But not very graceful at times, to the point of being hilarious. I have seen my male look over a ledge in his cage and fall right off and land on his head, then get up and run off like something had attacked him. My male loves superworms whereas my female is scared of them and will only eat the smaller meal worms. I’ve noticed both peering  outside of their cages at me wanting out to wander around, “under my strict supervision of course”. Both will do search patterns in their cages to see if anything has changed or any predators are around. I’ve seen both tear-ass back to their hides  when I’ve stood up from the couch and they’ve seen the movement.

In the wild male leopard geckos are very solitary lizards and will try to kill other males who come into their territory. That is why you never house two males together, they prefer to live alone. Females will tolerate each others company but a certain amount of bullying will occur causing stress. All in all every leopard gecko has its own little personality trait, and one thing they all have in common is that they are entertaining to watch. In my personal opinion that is what makes them one of the most sought after reptiles on the planet.

Pros and Cons of The 4 Types of 2D Animation

As you might know, there are different types of animation, and today I’m going to focus on the types of animation you can do in 2D. Frame-By-Frame, Rotoscoping, Cut Out Animation, And Rigged Characters with Inverse Kinematics.

1. Frame-by-Frame

This is also known as Classical Animation, Traditional Animation or Flip Animation. What you do here is pretty simple, you draw each frame. Ha! Simple, right? I know. But wait, there’s a way to do it. First, you have to know your frame rate, which in the next example will be 12 fps (frames per second), and for that we will have to do 12 drawings for one second.

How to do it: You can do this by having the correct timing of the movement. First, you need a sample (if you are animating a character jumping, then you need a video of someone jumping).

Once you have the video, there are many ways to calculate time and convert it into frames. My favorite is: Stop Motion Works Stopwatch (link at the end of this article). In my example it will be a 8 frame jump.

What you do is: You draw the key frames of the skeleton of your character, and then, you continue by drawing the in-between frames. Let’s make an example of a female jumping (only the action, that means, no anticipation and no aftermath, to keep this simple and friendly). You draw the starting pose (frame 1), then the character in mid-air (frame 5), and finally the landing posture (frame 9).

After you have those 3 drawings, you draw a the in-between frames. A drawing between starting pose (frame 1), mid-air pose (frame 5), and landing (frame 9). In other words, you draw frames 3 and 7. And finally, you draw the missing frames. Easy enough? After the skeleton is animated for all the frames, you add detail frame by frame, a little bit of body form, then a more detailed head on every frame, then the right arm on all the frames, and so on. You continue until you have a detailed character on every frame.

Pros: Your limit is your own imagination. Characters can do whatever you want, have any facial expression you want and any pose you can come up with.

Cons: Takes a lot of time. Animating 1 second can take a couple of hours.

2. Rotoscoping

Rotoscoping is another form of frame-by-frame animation. What you do is you take a piece of footage and import it into your favorite 2D animation software. Now, all you do is draw the silhouette of every frame. Then you substitute those drawings with some details that make up your character. Big nose? Long hair? Fat? Thin?

Pros: You work a bit faster, because you don’t have to draw the key frames and then the in-between, you just follow each frame; and the motion is very realistic, because you just follow the footage frame by frame.

Cons: Even though it can be a bit faster than Traditional Animation, you still need a lot of time to do it, because you have to draw every frame, and also, you start to get limitations: The character will only do what the person in the footage does.

If you need it to do something else than what you have in the footage, then you will have to switch to traditional animation, drawing the key frames first, then the in-between.

3. Cutout Animation

This kind of animation takes preparation. You take each angle of your character (front, sides and back) and you “cut” the character into its parts (hence the name Cut Out Animation). For example, if you were to animate the front side, then you would have the head in one layer, the arms, forehand and hands for each side in a different layer, and so on. This takes time to prepare, but the good thing is that you don’t have to draw each frame, you only prepare once and then you animate the character as if it was a puppet.

Pros: It’s way faster to animate, because you don’t have to draw each frame, you only draw your character and each facial expression once, and after the “puppet” is ready, you can start animating.

Cons: It can take a some time to prepare and the character is limited by the rig. That means, you can’t put her in any position you can imagine, only those you can achieve with the rig. Another disadvantage is that it’s not the fastest way to animate, because if you want to move his hand, then you need to rotate the shoulder, then the arm, then the forearm until you get the hand to the place you need.

4. Rigged Characters (using Inverse Kinematics)

This type of animation is the fastest to achieve. Software like Toon Boom or Animation Studio have a lot of tools that help you rig a character with inverse kinematics and automate facial expressions.

Inverse kinematics are the opposite of forward kinematics (used in Cut Out animation). In Cut Out animation, if you need the hand to be in a position, you have to rotate the shoulder, then forearm and so on. Inverse Kinematics let you click on the hand and move it to the position you want, and the positions and rotations of the shoulder, arm and forearm are automatically calculated by mathematical formulas.

Pros: You animate at top speed. With just a few clicks and drags.

Cons: It takes longer to prepare than the cut out animation, but cuts your working time exponentially. Another disadvantage is that you have limits, you can only do what the Rig allows you to. You can’t move the character into any position you can imagine, but only into those allowed by the rig.

Conclusion:

You cannot have it all. You either have unlimited movement, but huge time investment, or you get limited movement with little time investment. These are the options you have. And for the record, Disney movies use frame by frame, but the shows you see on TV, because they are under schedule, they use a combination between Rigged Characters and Frame by Frame, depending on the shot they are working on.

My advice is, learn to do Frame-by-Frame animation and Rigged Characters, you need them both. But if time is a big issue, then you should definitely master Rigged Character Animation. You can find courses online.

Here is the link For Stop Motion Works Stopwatch

Writing Book Reviews – Fiction

A book review describes, analyzes, and evaluates the quality, meaning, and significance of a book. It should not retell, and it is not a book report or a summary. A review is a commentary. Although no “right” way to write a review exists, some essential information is needed in each. Fiction and non-fiction books have differences not only in the content but also what components should be in a review. Let’s look as some suggestions to consider when writing a book review for a book of fiction. I will use one of my books in the examples.

First of all, do not give away the story, climax, ending of the book. Do use occasional quotes from the book to support or explain points made in the review.

The first paragraph should include the title of the book and the author’s name. Sometimes publishing information such of ISBN, publisher, type of book, and general subject matter is noted.

Example of a first paragraph: The Base Stealers Club, by V. Gilbert Zahel, follows the progress of a middle-school-aged baseball team as it plays its way to a championship. A part of the team also help solve a mystery plaguing the community. Published by 4RV Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-84728-220-0, the book appeals to those who interested in sports, mystery, and adventure.

Other points to be covered, in different paragraphs, are as follows:

Characters: Are the characters flat or round? A round character is multiple dimensional. Round characters make a story line more interesting and believable; therefore, the analysis of the author’s use of three-dimensional characters or flat characters is important.

Example of character portrayal: Ryan Scott not only is an excellent athlete, but he also cares about others. He helps find the thief in the story; then he wants to help the young man who stole money from locker rooms. An instance where he acted as peace maker on the team is shown in the following excerpt: Ryan stood beside Colby, slipping his arm across the shorter boy’s shoulders. “Hey, Colby, settle down. Josh is just repeating what he heard. I’ve heard my dad say the same thing about some criminals.” With a slight smile, Ryan turned to Josh. “Josh, what does the preacher say about forgiving? What have we learned in church about forgiving others?”

Theme: The theme of a book may not be written word for word, but the review should note how the author reveals or develops the theme or themes. Mention whether you, as the reviewer, agree or disagree with the author’s theme(s) and why.

Example of theme: The author gives support for moral values and actions through the book. Yet, the message isn’t preachy or blunt, but the theme flows throughout the story. The author’s opinions are solid and are ones that young readers need to realize and learn to accept.

Plot: Are the various elements of plot handled well? The elements of plot include introduction, conflict, climax, and conclusion.

Example of plot: The Base Stealers Club introduces the conflict, the problem in the first two chapters of the book, both the start of the games leading to a successful season and the missing money in locker rooms. The suspense intensifies as the team plays and tries to help find the thief. The climax is unique, as is the reaction of team members.

Author information: V. Gilbert Zabel, who also writes under the name Vivian Gilbert Zabel, for adult level books, and Granny Zabel, for children’s books, played baseball and helped coach a baseball team. Her interest and background in the sport, as well as with children, can be found in the pages of this book.

Give a brief summary of the book: Give an overview, but do not give away the plot climax or conclusion.

Example of summary: The Jonesville Chargers, a baseball team of middle school-aged boys, pursues championship dreams and the solution of a mystery plaguing their team.

Give your opinion of the book: Tell how the book affected you. Say whether or not the book is interesting, entertaining, or memorable. Would you recommend the book to readers? Why or why not?

Example of opinion: I enjoyed The Base Stealers Club because I became swept up in the chronicling of a team’s season, games and attempt to find a thief. This book will appeal to readers aged ten to fifteen who love baseball. Young sports fans will be better for having read the book.

Important note: Having correct grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and other components of good writing are as important in a review as in writing a book. Reviews are a form of writing.

The suggestions can be arranged differently or combined, and some others can be added. Some can be eliminated, but most of the information needs to be somewhere in the review.

Avatar Games – Create New Characters That Are Beyond Your Imagination

The avatar games were designed in the year 1980 by Richard Garriott. The avatar or stranger saved the world in the very first game known as Ultima 1. As the game gained popularity, many new versions were released. Some of the popular ones are Ultima II, Ultima III, and a few others.

The avatar was designed with the main theme of bringing about harmony and togetherness. The main mission of the character is to bring peace and happiness to the community.

Popular avatar games for kids:

Some of the common avatars include: find the alphabets, elemental battles, avatar arenas, elemental escape, avatar bending battles, avatar 4 nation tournament, and trials of serpent pass, earth healers, and many other.

> Avatar arena: Kids can develop their own innovative characters in the avatar arena. These games help them in polishing their skills. By playing elemental battles, kids gain courage and develop strategic thinking.

> Find the alphabets: This game develops the concentration and memory power in kids. One could gain knowledge through this fun puzzle.

> Earth healers: By playing the earth healers, kids become more aware about the problems prevailing in the present day’s life.

Special online games for girls

Some other similar games for girls include katara aqua design and katara dress up. In these animated entertainers, kids need to select the perfect costume for the character. This increases creativity in children. These fashion makeover tasks for girls help them in creating their own styles. These missions allow kids to upload their own photographs and give them a makeover.

These fun packages for girls are created to reflect the characters that every girl represents in real life. They are usually designed with 3 D animation effects. The key idea behind the designing of avatars is to develop imagination skills in kids.

> Sims: This is one of the popular hit among children these days, and it is available on many gaming systems as well as on personal computers. Avatars can shop for their dresses, footwear, and goods.

> Zincky cuties are other favorite online entertainers: The avatars out here resemble cartoon characters to a large extent. Kids can decorate their character’s room, travel to famous cities, and enjoy many other fun explorations.

Avatars allow a child to try harder until they win the challenge. After winning the missions, the child becomes more confident. These fun packages even generate hope among kids. It helps them approach life with an optimistic approach.

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