Young Writers Society

Welcome to the Thread!

I decided to create this thread for writers to talk about each others' characters, and maybe even inspire some new designs with a fun activity/challenge ~

I love using symbolism in descriptions and designs. For example, color meanings are usually a crucial part of designing anime-esque characters like mine, and I like to associate a character's magical element (or how it manifests) with characters as well. There are even some especially specific ones I thought were interesting, including (but not limited to), Flower Language (Victorian Floriography), Gemstone Uses and Meanings, Bird Symbolism (or Spirit Animals/Totems).

So that's the theme of this thread! Sharing symbolism as it relates to your own characters -or if you're not someone who features a lot of specific name characters, you could apply it to other themes and visuals in your work, or even yourself as a writer. You could use that symbolic trio I brought up before, and also bring up colors, elements, or anything else you think is significant to your character that you want to share. You may just pick up something that you could feature in your own designs ~



Share as much as you want, and have fun!

Edit: also, if you like the idea of using symbolism like this in your writing, but don't know where to start, don't be afraid to ask some questions!

Symbloism is big in Everbound (that just dropped a mini update yesterday if you haven't read it ) A part of me wants go and on about Lilian's name and the meaning of Lilies but at the same time I also want to encourage readers to look into it. Sometimes looking into why a author picked things can be just as entertaining as the plot itself.

Heres a hint : The use of scents in chapter one and the poem might hint to some of the ongoing themes. On top of this I would look at Lilies and take her job into account ( toxicology)
What I can talk about is the use of gray it is meant to not only represent Lilian's downward spiral and mourning of a lost ex but also her repressing her identity. Gray is very natural and bland It can go with anything like how Lilian can change herself to fit into what others want.

I can come back and go way more in depth for Lilian and some of the cast that is going to come in during later chapters.