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Submitted by Tony Mobily on Wed, 03/07/2007 - 00:48.
Hello, I am not sure about this one... I always, always base my characters on real-life people I know. It helps me give them a face, and yes, a history. To me, that way it's as if a character came with a "bonus". What do you do instead? Some people like writing tons and tons of text about a character even before starting a story or a book. I feel that draining - but, is it a necessary step? Bye, Merc. |
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Submitted by Anthony Taylor on Wed, 03/07/2007 - 03:21.I think all characters are based on real-life people to some extent. Me, I just start writing, and the characters develop. I don't think about them too much beforehand. I just write.
This works sometimes, and sometimes it doesn't. Often, I end up realizing both the story and my characters are dull and flat, and I throw everything away. Othertimes, the characters get away from me.
It's always fun, though.
I am based on a real-life person
Submitted by Piccarra Bello on Fri, 04/06/2007 - 02:43.I too am based on a real-life person. Or a conglomerate of real-life people. Really, it's that people are flat. That's what makes reading so enjoyable: you get a chance to read about interesting people, rather than the people you know.
But then I find that the people I know keep surprising me, and keep me intrigued. They are always more inventive than I, less predictable than I can achieve.
And so: drat! That makes me, as a fictional character, less creative even than my creator. Ah, the life less inventive.