ohsointocats
from The Sand Wastes
Since: Oct, 2011
Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#2: Mar 2nd 2013 at 2:04:51 PM
Not all impulsive decisions are bad, though. In fact, that's part of why they're so dangerous...
JHM
Apparition in the Woods
from Niemandswasser
Since: Aug, 2010
Relationship Status: Hounds of love are hunting
Apparition in the Woods
#3: Mar 2nd 2013 at 9:02:16 PM
Just have him do what he does. Impulsive reads differently than stupid. Impulsive behaviour is predicated on acting without thinking ahead, not a total absence or smallness of thought. A stupid person might "think ahead," but their expectations are... well, stupid. An impulsive person simply acts.
I'll hide your name inside a word and paint your eyes with false perception.
Kotep
Since: Jan, 2001
#4: Mar 3rd 2013 at 9:41:50 AM
You can show the benefits and not just the drawbacks of being impulsive. An impulsive character is more easily rallied to action and more ready to improvise when needed.
Total posts: 4
Writing an impulsive, overly enthusiastic character. He's not stupid (he knows what he needs to do in the situation they're in) but he can be rather impulsive at times.
And I don't know how to write him without making him come off as an idiot, though.
Maybe have him do or say stupid shit and regret it bitterly afterward.
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