(A/N AC (), I totally agree with you, and does that person even speak English? Who says that? And I know from experience that you don't need fancy writing classes to get better, the best way to get better at writing is to WRITE. Write every day if you have to! Also ATTENTION MY LOVELY VIEWERS, I have seen some people do this and my L.A. teacher suggests that I do it; I will now be listing some songs that I listen to when I'm writing, because 'it will help people who are hesitant to begin to write get in the zone' says my teacher… Thank you to my reviewers, AC (), FancyPenguin, shadowgirl1171, FangIsFexellent, and WingedArcher1)

Now, as I mentioned before, I will write on how to enhance character development and setting. But first, I need to answer some questions and explain why it is important; I think I'll do this from now on in my chapters.

Why do we need character development?

The main reason for having character development is because if/when your audience creates a bond with a person in your story; they connect and want to read more. The goal of making vulnerable characters is to make each being in your story have their own unique personality and more than just pixels on a computer screen. Now, I know I am guilty of being a bit… ok VERY bad at doing this in my previous stories (namely, Return Of Superdude) but I have been practicing it ever since in my essays and short stories. If you can do this, you can make a WOOONNDDUUURRRFULL story!

As an author, you need to make a decision about who will be a static character- someone whose general attitude/personality/feelings toward something never change, and who will be a dynamic character- someone whose attitude changes toward something. For example, I am sure about 80% of you are familiar with the basic plotline of Harry Potter. So, an example of a static character would be professor Umbridge, because she never changes. A dynamic character would be Snape because *SPOILER ALERT* he goes from being bitter and vain to caring about Harry and giving his life for him.

Character development (CD) is CRUTIAL when making…intimate relationships between characters. If Max just pops in and instantly falls in love with Fang and they kiss by the end of the chapter, NO ONE CARES. It's boring, overdone, and there's no tension. The key to relationships is tension. Anger. FURY, if you will. Let's step out of just the Maximum Ride world and just speak generally. If two people meet in one day, and end up...uuhh…together by the end of the night, you wouldn't really expect them to last. You think the girl is some not-nice words and give them maybe, let's say a week, until you know they'll break up. Something is just plain missing from relationships if everything is always peachy and always happy. Think of any relationship you have in your life. With your goldfish, your mom, dad, landlord, neighbor, anyone! It doesn't matter! I am 150% sure that you have had a fight with them at one point. Maybe your fish made your room stink, your mom wouldn't let you hang out with your friend, or your neighbor's dog left you a surprise on your doorstep.

NOTE: REMEMBER IF IGGY IS BLIND OR NOT IN YOUR STORY! Don't have it in his perspective describing the kitchen he can't even see! (no offense Iggy, you know I love you )

To review:

-connect character to your audience

-static and dynamic characters

-tension!

Why do we need setting?

Setting helps the reader understand the situation that the characters are in. usually, stories are set in the present, so you could toy around with the economy, AIDS, world hunger in your plot… but who said it had to be in the present? Why not have it set in the great depression? 70's? French revolution? But with the year thing, you must be aware of it. You wouldn't have a bunch of mansions in the middle of the great depression, you wouldn't have people wearing skinny jeans and tank tops and call them hip in the 70's, have them be in bell bottoms and platform shoes!

Setting establishes: when, where, what. So let's break this down into some sections, shall we?

WHEN: think year: what was happening during that year, how it will affect your story? Be aware of how time moves in your story, every day has morning, noon, night. What happens during those times?

WHERE: planet, country, city, suburb, town, house, room, person. That's what place is. Another variable people usually never play around with, because way too many are placed in Arizona. What about Chicago? Toronto? Paris? Beijing? Tel Aviv? Sydney? Barcelona? Buenos Aires? COME ON, PEOPLE.

WHAT: Now break it down. Let's take Chicago. South side? North side? Cubs or Sox? Deep dish pizza? ARE YOU FEELING ME?

To review:

-where

-what

-when

-what's trendy?

(A/N Waiting- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, (don't laugh) Beautiful Soul-Jessie McCartney, First Date-Blink-182, 1985-Bowling For Soup, Big Machine-Goo Goo Dolls, FEEL-GOOD SONGS!)