The Delinquent Character

This character is so interesting to me. I won't have much of an introduction on the DC (Delinquent Character) because the name pretty much says it all. The character is a delinquent.

The DC, though not in every book, adds a certain umph to the book. In some, the DC is completely unnecessary, it's kind of like a bad guy, but not on the same caliber. In my book, Jocelyn (the MC) is sort of the DC too, she's just like that. She'll end up getting into some pretty bad things and meet some people who are more DC-ish then her, and that's what pushes her farther into the DC-hood.

You might remember Jocelyn.

The lovely Lucy Hale is how I picture her. She doesn't quite fit in and she's more of a rebel then anyone else. If you want to know more about her, here is the link.

So, Jocelyn gets into some bad groups of people (I haven't gotten actors for them yet) and those are the real DC's.

When writing about DC's, it's important to make them look though, not share a lot about their past and be street smart. It's hard to give some examples of these, but look at some gangster movies from the 1950's. Sometimes the DC is just rude and though, other times they're into things like stealing or drugs. Eep. They can be downright scary, the type of people who only look out for themselves and will dump you if you get in their way.

Sometimes, they have a softer side. They might be strangely kind to little kids or they might be great with animals, but that's usually only if their secondary main characters of the books (SMC). If you do write them with a soft side, be careful that it doesn't seep into their tough side, it might get messy if it does.

The DC doesn't fit in with the other people, except for the ones in their group. Probably because they don't want to, or they don't like getting close to people. They can be very mysterious sometimes, and if they're written badly, they might just become flat. So be careful not to give to much away about them. One of the best parts about books is that a lot of it is left to the imagination.