(I don't know if this is the right place to post this, so correct me if I'm wrong)
On the last SB I did, both my characters seemed very out of place. They were pretty much random office drones in a world where they were meant to be shapeshifting heroes. I guess my problems are that:
A)I don't like writing about heroes, I very much prefer writing about somewhat self centered office workers, ambulance drivers, and all around everymen, not the heroes who have troubled pasts and are willing to put their lives on the line and save people because it's the right thing to do;
B)I can't write serious stories. Whenever I write, I usually try to be the comedy relief (however, I may not be very good at that when it comes to SBs). The one time I tried doing writing a serious story, the dialogue was very cliched and unrealistic, and it still had an underlying tone of humor. Heck, even when I try writing about serious subjects (such as a convenience store clerk finding a corpse in an ice chest), they end up as comedies. That being said, when I try too hard at being funny (which I was attempting to do in the last SB), it ends up looking very awkward and humorless, so I need to find balance between those two.
C) I don't really want (nor can I ever think of a way) to have any impact on the plot of the story. Mostly my characters just stick to themselves for the pure fact that I don't want to interfere with anybody else's storyline. That, and when it comes to writing plots, I can't think of any that will match with the theme of the SB, so my characters do nothing but sit there and react whenever it's their turn to speak.
So does anybody have any tips on how to overcome these obstacles?
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