What power would best fit for a Teenage Girl Character?

dade30 · 06-22-2012, 04:02 PM

I am thinking of this new story I wish to write. It’s all about a teenage girl, a nerd one, who would gain new power. What do you think would be the coolest type of power fitted to her?

Thanks for your ideas! It would be a great help!

One of a kind · 06-22-2012, 04:25 PM

Hope you don't mind if I ask some questions

What is this girls character? Is she snobby, friendly, shy? Does this power change her as a person? What kinda trouble is she having, if any?

I'm only asking so it'll help me understand the girl, so I can suggest a power that may suit her

hope I can help in some way!

Jo

lalodragon · 06-22-2012, 05:00 PM

a power's pretty integral to the story, so you have to know who she is, what the story's about, before you assign a power. And those will probably suggest one. But we don't know.

Dabs · 06-22-2012, 06:08 PM

"Cool" should be secondary. Try going for something that's a bit more genuine to her. Like, for instance, I'm writing a story that has magic, and the magic reflects the characters' emotions and personality. So, I have this one character who's kind of reserved, but he has a lot of torment to deal with, and he's intelligent, so I gave him weather control, since I feel like that holds a lot of power and can be complex as well.

Georgy · 06-22-2012, 06:31 PM

I would suggest the ability to stop the long-range missiles. It would have saved billions of taxpayers' money due to cancellation of the Anti-missile defense program. The girl in the end becomes U.S. President

Mimzy · 06-24-2012, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by dade30

I am thinking of this new story I wish to write. It’s all about a teenage girl, a nerd one, who would gain new power. What do you think would be the coolest type of power fitted to her?

Thanks for your ideas! It would be a great help!

It would be very awesome to have a nerdy teenager who could turn invisible. Or maybe exray vision. I dunno, one of those!

dade30 · 06-25-2012, 08:47 AM

Mimzy: Your suggestion is cool Mimzy! I like both. I have to consider those in the list.

Thanks.

dade30 · 06-25-2012, 08:51 AM

Jo: She's a nerd one, she's shy and thus suffering from filial crisis. That's all I have this moment because I'm still brainstorming for the story.

Infinity_Man · 06-25-2012, 10:07 AM

Have you ever seen The Incredibles? The teenage girl in that can turn invisible and creates forcefields - they did that to reflect a socially awkward teenager wanting to disappear and wanting to protect her emotional side from other people. Since they basically just took a bunch of the Fantastic Four characters, it wouldn't be stealing if you took that idea... too much

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Dabs Aspiring Author Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 614 Points: 30 Times Thanked: 68	"Cool" should be secondary. Try going for something that's a bit more genuine to her. Like, for instance, I'm writing a story that has magic, and the magic reflects the characters' emotions and personality. So, I have this one character who's kind of reserved, but he has a lot of torment to deal with, and he's intelligent, so I gave him weather control, since I feel like that holds a lot of power and can be complex as well. __________________ "Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible words or he will certainly misunderstand them."--John Ruskin The best way to learn how not to write poetry is to look at DeviantArt's front page and read all the poems you can find.

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Georgy Literary Artist Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: in the yellow submarine Posts: 377 Points: 20.9 Times Thanked: 46	I would suggest the ability to stop the long-range missiles. It would have saved billions of taxpayers' money due to cancellation of the Anti-missile defense program. The girl in the end becomes U.S. President __________________ "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, The leopard lie down with the kid; The calf, the beast of prey, and the fatling together, With a little boy to herd them. The cow and the bear shall graze." Isaiah's Book ch. 11:1-12, 16.

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dade30 Abstract Thinker Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: United States Posts: 49 Points: 5 Times Thanked: 1	Mimzy: Your suggestion is cool Mimzy! I like both. I have to consider those in the list. Thanks. __________________ Writing is not our JOB, it's OUR PASSION!

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dade30 Abstract Thinker Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: United States Posts: 49 Points: 5 Times Thanked: 1	Jo: She's a nerd one, she's shy and thus suffering from filial crisis. That's all I have this moment because I'm still brainstorming for the story. __________________ Writing is not our JOB, it's OUR PASSION!

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One of a kind Literary Newbie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: In the land of dreams Posts: 6 Points: 7 Times Thanked: 0	Hope you don't mind if I ask some questions What is this girls character? Is she snobby, friendly, shy? Does this power change her as a person? What kinda trouble is she having, if any? I'm only asking so it'll help me understand the girl, so I can suggest a power that may suit her hope I can help in some way! Jo

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