jtav wrote...
Shep/Miranda of either gender. And interesting is a bit like obscene: I know it when I see it. I want a hook, something distinctive. A Shepard with strengths, weaknesses, amd hobbies beyond geth killing. Engaging narrative voice and sharp writing is also good.
That's what works for you. I've read your stories and they're very fantastically written, but I'm not big on the whole artist before the war/ child prodigy thing. My Shepard is exactly what his profile says he is: A soldier, a warrior. He's a master of only one art and that is the art of war; more appropriately, he's what Javik says he is, a boulder carved by war and violence, and he is a prisoner to its design. He's also very well learned in the galaxy and spends free time reading about ancient Asari civilizations and Turian-Hanar politics as he does physical training and other things. And he is more of an intricate character, in a lot of ways mirroring The Illusive Man. He fights for the bigger picture, has his own sense of honor and duty, and compassion for all things in the universe, yet he simultaneously is ruthless, jaded, and in some circumstances willing to kill innocents for the sake of the mission. He'll do his best to avoid it, but at the end of the day, if he's facing down someone who has a hostage, he'll shoot the hostage to get a clear shot on the perpetrator. I like to think I'm a sharp writer, and as for narrative, it's pretty simplistic there. I like to get my points across straight away.
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