tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692998196257456390.post5270737606921751495..comments2023-08-24T05:35:37.999-07:00Comments on YA for the YAt Heart: The Creation of an MCMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03696084321447737813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692998196257456390.post-65331190543963341432010-08-24T07:58:53.049-07:002010-08-24T07:58:53.049-07:00@ Angie, most of my characters just "pop"...@ Angie, most of my characters just "pop" in my head too, but I think it's impossible to have a character that doens't have some sort of traits/characteristics from something or someone you've experienced in life. Whether it's someone you know, or have only met briefly or read in a book, or seen in a movie, show, music video, what have you, there is an influence and brewing of a character waiting to come out of your head. :-)<br /><br />@ Nicole, I agree and I have worked REALLY hard on the development of all my characters, making sure they are all unique and as different as anyone, yet the same as anyone, all with their own voice. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. :-)Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03696084321447737813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692998196257456390.post-34110847361414375792010-08-24T06:34:24.458-07:002010-08-24T06:34:24.458-07:00I actually think we cannot help using some form of...I actually think we cannot help using some form of outside influences in our MCs. I know I am in at least one character in each of my novels. Even if it's just a small piece of me, I'm still there. It's how I relate to them, feel for them and fight for them.<br /><br />I do the same thing with music. Characters aren't always formed from a song, but by the end of a novel, I know which songs best fit them.<br /><br />I think how we work as writers when it comes to our MCs is what really makes a solid character. It helps the readers relate and fall for them. To cheer them on during those harrowing moments and to cry for them when something goes wrong.Nicole Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13053277218609668127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692998196257456390.post-8404099401615588792010-08-23T21:06:38.874-07:002010-08-23T21:06:38.874-07:00Forgot to comment on this one. I love that you kno...Forgot to comment on this one. I love that you know where your character comes from. I have no idea where I dug up mine. Some are mish mashes of the person I am and the person I want to be and sometimes they're nothing like me at all and just something that popped into my head. Sometimes the things that pop into my head are scary... you dont' want to know.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526875813399934443noreply@blogger.com