tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post4135730395633085172..comments2024-03-28T02:34:34.041-07:00Comments on Rachna's Scriptorium: Have you ever fallen in love with your Main Character?Rachna Chhabriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-51271899197220912242012-06-21T17:23:29.314-07:002012-06-21T17:23:29.314-07:00Interesting question. I adore the characters in my...Interesting question. I adore the characters in my latest WIP, more so than with my other projects. I love their feisty personalities and they jump off the page for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-43098485314605650822012-06-20T22:21:17.073-07:002012-06-20T22:21:17.073-07:00Rachna, I left you a blog award at The Red Angel! ...Rachna, I left you a blog award at The Red Angel! Feel free to check it out whenever you have time. :) Thanks for being one awesome, stylish blogger! <br /><br />~Wendy LuWendy Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048944852796207898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-15650129272489632912012-06-20T10:21:44.044-07:002012-06-20T10:21:44.044-07:00Yes I am. And the rogue knows it. ;-)
It doesn&#...Yes I am. And the rogue knows it. ;-) <br /><br />It doesn't really change my ability to tell the story, since it's more as if the events already happened and I just have to write them down.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-71538184594549760722012-06-20T02:58:32.881-07:002012-06-20T02:58:32.881-07:00Intriguing - and amusing to me: I've only ever...Intriguing - and amusing to me: I've only ever written one book, and if you'd met my main character...Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-47923008107117380322012-06-19T18:12:58.283-07:002012-06-19T18:12:58.283-07:00I love the main characters of my two adult books, ...I love the main characters of my two adult books, and I'm getting there with the MC of the middle grade I'm drafting. I love most of my secondary characters, too!alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122487552931794871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-68653644212754134842012-06-19T17:46:41.393-07:002012-06-19T17:46:41.393-07:00I like this angle; I think we need to be well acqu...I like this angle; I think we need to be well acquainted with our characters. Great food for thought, thanks!Karen Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177923284595298347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-57440291856400743392012-06-19T15:29:11.534-07:002012-06-19T15:29:11.534-07:00Totally! I definitely have a crush on my male prot...Totally! I definitely have a crush on my male protag!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-18136088884974806592012-06-19T09:55:29.624-07:002012-06-19T09:55:29.624-07:00I think it can be a good thing to be so attached t...I think it can be a good thing to be so attached to a character-- as long as you can make yourself still torture them. :) I'm in love with the guy in my current book, probably because he has a lot of the same traits as my husband. ;)Shalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907680428735740943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-74916068964890274732012-06-18T09:22:51.876-07:002012-06-18T09:22:51.876-07:00No tips here, Rachna! I truly believe that we need...No tips here, Rachna! I truly believe that we need to be close to all the characters in our stories. Even though I'm close, I have no trouble whatsoever giving my characters the worst possible scenarios. It is for the good of story, after all. *wink*Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-64892528757971770672012-06-17T22:34:18.199-07:002012-06-17T22:34:18.199-07:00There's one particular character I fell in lov...There's one particular character I fell in love with, but I had to kill him off for the sake of the story. It was one of the hardest things I had to do, lol.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-60335897348083264432012-06-17T15:21:25.003-07:002012-06-17T15:21:25.003-07:00Devin sounds kinda sexy Rachna ;) I have never hea...Devin sounds kinda sexy Rachna ;) I have never heard about the concept of falling in love with your characters, but it isn't far-fetched because don't we all fall in love with the characters that we read about - Mr.Darcy for example. My lifelong crush.Life Unordinaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500378311526554168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-28923756862907588932012-06-17T11:53:22.830-07:002012-06-17T11:53:22.830-07:00Hmm, I have fallen in love with a character before...Hmm, I have fallen in love with a character before, but not in the attractive way. More like, I got really attached and come to unconditionally love the character as if he/she was real. This sometimes happens if I feel like the character is being bullied or hasn't been done justice because of the circumstances in the story. <br /><br />By the way, I'm hosting an awesome blogfest and critique giveaway at my blog from June 22-24 if you're interested! :) Hope you have a great day, and thanks for the insightful questions here! <br /><br />~Wendy Lu<br /><br /><a href="http://xtheredangelx.blogspot.com/2012/06/announcing-roarin-twenties-poetry.html" rel="nofollow">The Roarin' Twenties Poetry Blogfest + Chapter Critique Giveaway (hosted by The Red Angel)</a>Wendy Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048944852796207898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-65114975067302950912012-06-16T15:00:42.351-07:002012-06-16T15:00:42.351-07:00I'd fall in love with the main assassin in my ...I'd fall in love with the main assassin in my book if she was played by my choice of actresses, that being Jessica Alba!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-16157268650654133962012-06-16T10:05:30.744-07:002012-06-16T10:05:30.744-07:00Interesting!
Makes me wonder whether it's wis...Interesting! <br />Makes me wonder whether it's wise to be close to your characters, or keep a certain emotional distance from them... though I don't think it's a conscious decision. <br />It probably evolves in one of two directions...Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-71028939069840266092012-06-15T21:03:42.729-07:002012-06-15T21:03:42.729-07:00I fall in love with the main character but sometim...I fall in love with the main character but sometimes, I am attracted to the protagonist's friend. This usually happens when hero's friend has a certain quality that pretty much sums up his character as a pathetic person and yet a strong and diligent enough to support himself. :D<br /><br />Cheers!Yeesi7https://www.blogger.com/profile/11467144973125434745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-47257532477473126452012-06-15T14:45:42.230-07:002012-06-15T14:45:42.230-07:00I love my characters! I have favorites among them,...I love my characters! I have favorites among them, too (Shh, don't tell them I said that). :D What's more special is that I know their whole backstory--the stuff that doesn't really get into the book (to avoid info-dumping), so I feel for them more than ever.Precy Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16714824672731935371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-63795877973805738822012-06-15T10:24:06.806-07:002012-06-15T10:24:06.806-07:00Hello friends, though its very important for us wr...Hello friends, though its very important for us writers to fall in love with our characters, especially the main characters, we should not make things easy for them. Rather, it should be the opposite, we should ensure that our characters reveal their true mettle after undergoing all kinds of hardships.<br /><br />I learnt this the hard way. But, its a lesson well learnt.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-49084781580466246932012-06-15T05:46:03.525-07:002012-06-15T05:46:03.525-07:00It's my love interests who I fall in love with...It's my love interests who I fall in love with. Good thing. It makes it easier to put my mc through hell if I don't love her as much as her love interest.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-61464010467608644802012-06-15T05:31:55.926-07:002012-06-15T05:31:55.926-07:00My main character is a bit unlikeable at times so ...My main character is a bit unlikeable at times so I had no problem doing things to him. Sorry, no help here!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-51602077176079998612012-06-15T03:56:53.734-07:002012-06-15T03:56:53.734-07:00The characters are life size so one cannot but fal...The characters are life size so one cannot but fall in love or creations to hate as the story requires! So far have not written a book or a long story, Rachna:0Rahul Bhatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690287853990880735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-4137458027992910862012-06-15T03:35:13.194-07:002012-06-15T03:35:13.194-07:00many a times when you write , some where you are r...many a times when you write , some where you are reflecting your self so i agree with Mam that it knowing or unknowing that you fall in love with your character...bunu tamanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800439423923213811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-61145679239532831532012-06-15T02:22:16.654-07:002012-06-15T02:22:16.654-07:00I find with a lot of WIPs I read that the writer g...I find with a lot of WIPs I read that the writer goes too easy on the MC, who they obviously feel very close too. I think the thing to remember is you want others to see what's so cool about your MC, and the only way to do that is to put them in difficulty and then show how they get out of it.<br /><br />moodmooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6083612851716281896.post-31290773674181843972012-06-15T02:04:31.178-07:002012-06-15T02:04:31.178-07:00Though I have not written any fiction I think it i...Though I have not written any fiction I think it is very important that the writer falls in love with his or her protagonist. I will keep that in mind when I write my first story. Thank you for that.Nobuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245598981198856011noreply@blogger.com