Characters should have quirks to make them real. I feel like
a lot of characters today sound like carbon copies of each other. Quirks make
characters unique.
I used to think quirks were only for…
Zooey Deschanel
Conspiracy Theorists
Sheldon Cooper :)
It took me a while to realize everyone has quirks. Okay
maybe not realize they had them. It just took me a while to realize what they
are. I forget mine because I do it every day.
My quirks would be that
I love tomato sauce, but tomato on salad or whatever gross me outThe top drawer of my dresser always slides open right after I turn off the lights (I know this isn't exactly my quirk, but it's a quirk about my room. IDK I am horrible at thinking of quirks)
I wear flip flops all year round. Maybe it's because I live in Texas wear it doesn't get to cold, but even when it's cold, I wear flip flops.
My dog is kinda quirky.
She likes to drink out of water bottles
She candance to Thriller. I am seriously considering buying her a
sequined glove and post a video on Youtube. Maybe not.
She giggles in her sleep. I think she may have the dog
version of sleep apnea. I might just being paranoid though.
Even the people around me have quirks.
Someone who dries only their Hawaiian shirts in their garage instead of a
dyer
Someone with a flag pole but never puts up a flag
Someone who doesn’t like fish, but if you say it’s chicken, they'll eat it
None of these people are super quirky or anything. They
are all normal people who just have quirks.
The quirks don’t make them. If you asked me to say three
random things about those people, those things wouldn’t be listed, but their quirks kinda just make them them.
I am more likely to remember the eccentric 80 year old song
writer who is tone deaf than the MC's guy best friend who is in love with
her for no apparent reason.
What are some quirks you notice? Do you ever put them in your books?
