Perfect characters are boring – what vices do yours have?
A vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered morally wrong in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character trait, a defect, an infirmity, or a bad or unhealthy habit. Vices are usually associated with a fault in a person’s character or temperament rather than their morality.
Vice, Wikipedia
This question comes from a brainstorming session at a writer’s night run by Thanet Creative. Thanks go to Carol, Danny, Janet, and Matt.
This is one of our questions for writers. It is designed to be answered in different ways in whatever location suits you. For example, your blog (via WebMention – ping form below), Mastodon (via ActivityPub), or leave us a comment.
In reply to: Perfect characters are boring – what vices do yours have?
Jack has several shortcomings. He doesn’t think before he acts Jack tends to feel that everything wrong is his responsibility He tends to view life in terms of pop-culture tropes Jack is too prone to going with the flow when thinking would help a great deal He really, really, really, needs to pay attention to the people around him Jack is too trusting except for those times when trust would help He has the emotional intelligence of plumb pudding