Character types and creation
Characters
come to some of my friends in dreams. They come fully developed with a mind and
personality already there. Some even have a voice they use to tell the author
about themselves. (must be nice.) Mine don’t.
I usually
can’t even remember my dreams. I get my characters from watching the people around
me or I think about the people I know. I get ideas from stories I read. I form
a picture in my mind of what the character will look like and what traits they
will have. Many of my character actions are inspired by the music I’m listening
to at the time. This is especially true in an action scene. I like intense
action scenes especially in my SciFi stories.
I make a
character folder for the story and fill it in as the character develops in my
mind. Most of my characters are between twenty and thirty years old. That’s
just my preference.
In most of my
stories I have a female character that is unafraid to state her needs and
desires. She often has a brazen, care less what others think attitude. She is
usually outspoken and tough as nails. I also try to include a sense of humor in
her. Many of them have suffered emotional hurt in the past. One of my author
friends says I write strong female characters. Thank you Diane. I enjoy doing
just that. I guess you could say that is part of my style.
Most of my
male characters are the strong but silent type. They fall completely in love
with their female companion.What can I say to that other than I like romance. Some of them are the take charge types but most of
them are followers. I try to instill a sense of humor in them also. Again many
of them have suffered emotionally in the past. I’m certain I need to work
harder on developing my male characters. The only defense I have is that I
enjoy creating strong female characters.
I try to make
my villains despicable and garner strong dislike for them. A friend of mine D
is a master at that. I really hate one of the characters in her latest story.
lol Almost all of my stories are romance and have a HEA ending.
How do you
create your characters and what traits do they display? What type of characters
do you like best?
