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Question of the day part 10
Carter-Orange:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on August 24, 2013, 04:43:20 PM ---New question!
I just read this article written by Anna Gunn, the actress who plays Skyler White on Breaking Bad. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/24/opinion/i-have-a-character-issue.html?_r=0 In it, she talks about the widespread hatred of her character and similar female characters on other shows. You can read the article even if you've never seen Breaking Bad; it explains the issue without giving away any major spoilers (other than the overall premise of the show).
Reading it made me think of the polarizing effect female characters tend to have in our fandom. Have any of you written a female character who was hated by your readers? (Villainesses don't count, since they're supposed to be hated.) Do you think that hatred was justified, or were you surprised by it? Have you ever felt like your readers' reaction towards one of your characters spilled over to affect their feelings about the overall story? As a reader, have you ever felt that way about someone else's character, and did it affect your feelings toward the whole story?
Just wanted to get us talking again! :)
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I'm late answering, but yes, I had a female character called Rowena in one of my stories and she was absolutely hated by Ritz lol. Although I don't mind because it was the name she hated and not my story :)
Carter-Orange:
--- Quote from: mare on August 24, 2013, 06:40:29 PM ---Let's take Julie's question and expand it to the actual male characters as well, in particular BSB or 1D or NKOTB or whoever else you guys write about.
Have you ever been surprised by people's reactions to the way you are writing the guys? Has anyone ever told you, your portrayal of them is inaccurate or too disturbing or any other thing that made you say "Woah!" lol
Have you ever read a story where you find you aren't enjoying the portrayal of one or all of the boys so much that you have stopped reading? What was it exactly that made you stop? The subject matter, the boy being too out of character, too boring etc?
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On one of my Take That stories, one person actually told me that she didn't like the way I'd written Gary and that she wouldn't be reading my story because I made him look like a horrible person (or something like that). But the thing is, I don't see them as being Mr Perfect all the time. I know that Gary has even said of himself that he was ruthless at times. I think the story was even an AU too. Oh well, I didn't lose any sleep over it because I enjoyed writing it at the time.
When reading, I don't care if they are out of character if I'm enjoying the story. The only thing that will stop me reading is if I don't like the story.
Carter-Orange:
How do you usually portray the guys you write about most? Have you ever intentionally taken them "out of character" over the course of a story, and if so, what caused them to change?
I usually have Kevin as the one in control, the big brother who looks out for everyone. AJ is usually dramatic, Brian is usually in the background, Howie kind of took over from Kevin's role for a while, and Nick is either a mess or a hero depending on what I'm writing.
Carter-Orange:
Have you ever found yourself using the same phrases over and over again or the same descriptions? What are some of the things you are notorious for overusing? I ask this because I have had to delete the words "Once again" about a thousand times per chapter and almost always I'll still find at least one or more in every chapter I write! Now I know you'll all be looking for it! Sad lol
Which boy if any do you find the hardest to channel? For that one, do you find yourself just not writing them as much as the others? How do you get over that block?
Hmm, I'm not sure what phrases I use a lot. I've never really noticed, but I'm sure there must be something.
I find Brian hardest to write and therefore shove him into the background.
kevmylove:
Hi ladies!
So I have a question...it's kinda weird and I'm not sure I'm going to ask it the right way. Here it goes...
If you were writing a sequal, but you didn't see it going anywhere and you suddenly had a new idea for it. Would you delete it and go with the new idea or would you just leave it alone?
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