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This is in the context of a certain work of Harry Potter fanfiction, but you may find this set of notes for how to write intelligent characters interesting. I s
by FeepingCreature 9y ago
This is in the context of a certain work of Harry Potter fanfiction, but you may find this set of notes for how to write intelligent characters interesting. I specifically direct your attention towards the section "Level 2 intelligent characters", which goes into how to write a character that appears smarter than the author.
http://yudkowsky.tumblr.com/writing http://yudkowsky.tumblr.com/writing
Also on Spock in particular, there's a good talk by Julia Galef, The Straw Vulcan, about how irrational Spock really is and what a rational Vulcan should look like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv1nMc-k0N4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv1nMc-k0N4
- WalterBright 9y agoIt seems that both of my observations are well-trod territory! Anyhow, the book "Brainwave" by Poul Anderson has the best description of what more intelligent characters would be like - they spoke with fewer words, as the rest of the information was more obvious from context.