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Many people ask where I get my characters from. The funny thing is, I do not base them on real people or create them as people who would make a story interesting. What happens is, they come into my head already fully developed. This actually tends to make things very difficult because if I want a character to do or say a certain thing, I cannot always write them saying or doing it unless it is what they would actually do. I have to remain faithful to who they really are. Although they are fictitious they are still a reflection of me, as it is with all writers. This being said, I do not mean to say I never create characters. Small characters or supporting characters I sometimes create and sometimes barrow names from my friends. I think it is necessary to not base characters too much on real people. the reason is because nobody really knows anybody 100%. If you create your own unique characters then you know them better than anyone else.
Happy reading. I love my fans.
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Lauren
10/19/2014 09:56:31 am
Yay! I am glad to learn I'm not the only person that comes up with characters in a similar way. Generally, the whole personality and vague notion of their background comes all together at once for me. It is set who they are and all I have to do is discover the fine details about them. I've never liked basing characters on people I know in real life, it just feels strange to me, but I understand why some people do it. It's a good place to start if you've got nothing else.
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