Thread:Gilgameshkun/@comment-26132616-20160131220708/@comment-995426-20160320010215

In my book? Good drama, good character development, and consistent writing and continuity. There are few things more disappointing to me than a well-written character who gets drastically retooled after the fact&mdash;2012's Raphael being the example that stands out most in my mind. It doesn't have to be a character just like him, though&mdash;it can be any character. And keep your character balance reasonable&mdash;don't bring in loads of characters, develop them, and then keep them around as window dressing to never see further character development, because they start to seem stagnant and one-dimensional&mdash;2012's Bradford and Xever being good examples. If you have a good plan for developing all the characters you keep on stage, even if there's a lot of them, then great.

It occurs to me that many of my suggestions are what not to do. Keep in mind though that I've always preferred adult TMNT media and my interests are through an adult's eyes. If someone wants my advice in writing something that appeals primarily to children, you may find my opinions and suggestions to be outside of that particular mainstream. There are all sorts of ways to write good TMNT, and I like new and interesting ideas, but there are also so many ways it can be done badly. I like good literary integrity, which isn't necessarily the biggest priority when writing for children.