In an RPG, your enemies try to take your health from you. In real life, they take away from your sleep. It’s a battle against peer pressure, with very strong peers — and often, a boss. To overcome that pressure, draw from how you win in RPGs.

The dichotomy of what writers want, and what writers need: we want the approval and advice of established writers, but we need story-specific feedback and a stand-in for our target audience.

Everyone can create! …But why don’t they? There’s something missing. It’s not ability, and certainly not creativity. What's missing is motivation, tools, and environment.

A character is memorable if it's impactful, relatable, multi-dimensional, visually distinct, representative, and ubiquitous.