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Just wondering...
rebellious_one:
So, with all this talk about about the boys and how they are portrayed, accurately or inaccurately, in stories, I was wondering... has anyone ever found themselves to be just like the character they portray in stories?! Like, have you ever wrote Kevin or Howie to be a specific way, and find yourself to be just like them (like the way you wrote them)?
In other words... in fanfic, which boy are you most like?! With the accurate or inaccurate portrayals, who best represents you?! And if you can't answer that question, have you ever written a character (or one of the guys) based off of your characteristic s?! Do you find yourself "representing" a character?! Am I making sense with this question?! Lol.
nicksgal:
I'm going to guess that what you're trying to ask is "do you put yourself into your characters?" And I feel like every writer has to, since most writing is straight from the heart and writer's own experiences. I can't say that any character I've ever written is necessrily me and only me, but there are parts of me in every character.
The character I like best is one for an original story I wrote/am thinking about starting again; I based that character on my best friend.
It can be easier to create a character when you have a suitable model, and that may be the drawback of fanfic...
Sakabelle:
In My Happy Ending I based Nick off of myself quite a bit, without even realizing it. He's pretty rash and does a lot of things without thinking... and he worries way way waaay too much, which ultimately ending up getting him into some trouble with Ashleigh. I reread this and I though "whoa... Nick is me." lol
rebellious_one:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on April 20, 2008, 10:44:15 PM ---I'm going to guess that what you're trying to ask is "do you put yourself into your characters?"
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Haha, yah... I'm kinda asking a slew of questions that relates to that overall question. There were moments where I'll be reading a story, and can just relate to the character based off characteristic s or experience, so I was just wondering if there was a guy or a character that people feel best represents them, whether they're writers or readers, and as well as that question... if people put themselves into their characters.
rebellious_one:
--- Quote from: Sakabelle on April 20, 2008, 11:01:13 PM ---In My Happy Ending I based Nick off of myself quite a bit, without even realizing it. He's pretty rash and does a lot of things without thinking... and he worries way way waaay too much, which ultimately ending up getting him into some trouble with Ashleigh. I reread this and I though "whoa... Nick is me." lol
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Haha, yah... I've had those moments as well, where I'll write specific details about a character, later realizing that that character represents me in so many ways, not like I was aiming for it to be that way of course, lol.
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