I think AJ is the hardest to relate to of all the guys, for me anyway, because he's so "out there." I love AJ, but some of the things he does, I'm just like, "Why?" I don't always get him. I have written stories where he's the main character, but I write him better as a supporting character. He's usually either the comic relief or the one who tells the main Boy what they need to hear.
I just had this conversation with Rose last night about fantasy. I would agree with you, Mare, that fantasy is the hardest genre (for me, anyway) because you have to make so much up. At least with sci-fi, it's grounded in science - which seems like it should be harder because it requires some research to make it at least sound plausible, but I like to research. It's kind of a fun challenge to see if I can mix something real with something totally out there and make it seem legit. I don't like to just make shit up. I am creative in some ways, but I am a lot better at taking something that already exists and twisting it than coming up with something totally from scratch.
That's so interesting about Brian. Do you think that's just because he's sort of isolated himself? He's the only one who lives in Georgia, and he's often the only one who has his family with him on tour most of the time. He definitely seems wrapped up in his family life both on and off tour. Do you think you'd have an easier time writing a Brian pairing story (with someone other than Nick) set in the 90s?