We've all got them: you work hard, you work long, you create this fantastic character, and THEN!
They take over everything.
I can't remember the number of times this has happened to me. So here's a place to rant, brag, cry, whatever, about those characters whose dialog you never have to work on, who go and have complicated pasts or ethics without your permission, who take your story in a completely different direction than you intended. Have fun.
characters who take over your story (and life)
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*sniffles* Strick is taking over my life. A quarter of the way through Tears of Lecraesa he calmly taps me on the back and informs me that many of the things he told me about his past in Flames are wrong, giving me loads of new information. My reaction? NOW YOU TELL ME?!?! You know, I could have used to know the stuff which you are not supposed to remember in the first place BEFORE this point!
Ah well, I love him despite how annoying he can be. I never gave him permission to become the center of the entire story's themes or a foil to every other character, to make himself the direction of the story and bombard me with dialogue at every chance he gets. I never gave him permission to be the most complicated character and take over my world. He just did it. And he's more alive to me than any other character in my life. *sighs*
The things I do to myself. -
Anica, the narrator of my first complete novel. She was basically me, with a few twists, in many ways she really helped me through some tough times. It's like a closer bond than some of my friends and I have just because of how real she really was to me.
Although I'm sad that I'm done with her story (for now) I am proud of who she was, and happy that she was so real.
See, now I want to write more about her. -
Tov.
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[s]All of them.[/s]
Mariel is perhaps the most aggravatingly persistant, which is funny, because she has no story of her own. (Once, a very long time ago, she was an original character in a fanfic I wrote. She hasn't left since.) Instead, she insists on her & Glory being somehow inserted, however subtly, into everything I write. -
Fineena. Although I haven't written anything about her practically, she's so alive to me! Her vivacity, her Irish blood-oy, it makes my head spin.
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Lyla- it's gotten to the point where I subconsciously do things that she would do. My friend was staring at me in bewilderment the other day because I was sat resting on my elbows, hands on hips like a pregnant women does. Now that is scary!!!
Alainna
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Tea, she had to fight back against Jared in rape scene, poor girl she lost something she loved because of her bravery. I hate writing chapters for her. They always have to be depressing argh...
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From Bound for Glory, there is only one pain in the neck. He has made it clear early on that any control I think I've gathered is dismissed automatically. I can tell you how many times he's foiled my plans.
Once, I tried forcing this, now twenty-one year old to do something that most would be rather discussed with. I wanted him drunk! Stinkin', steaming, bloody drunk. Did I win? Pfft...
I soon found out he can hold his liquior quite well, but his collegue, Revere, was out cold after two cups, LOL!
Yes, for those who are lacking caffiene, I'm speaking about Paul Revere, which means my story surrounds colonial America.
The boy (man) who outlasted Revere; he is the noterious Samuel Garrison.
He was on his fifth, and still going if I remember correctly.
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Welcome Garrison clearly is second in command, and there is nothing more than I wish in strangling his wrinkly, preachy, British, repetitive ass. We get it - you hate wars now. But I suppose with a son like Samuel, talking to him until he's deaf will probably work - someday prehaps.
Though he is the classic parent - over-protected, preachy, and wanting the best for their kid and the safety of them, understanding Welcome's motives has been a nice thorn in my side. It took a year to finally figure him out, and in doing so, he has also ruined plans.
The latest is he finally showed me his real family life, and though it was hardly, if ever spoken of in the 1700's, Welcome revealed that he is a victim of Domestic Abuse by our standards today. I orginally had it written that he only suffered a rough upbringing but nope - he set me straight for sure. Now I, with Welcome, we've come full circle, and I completely understand why he's emotionally crippled, and a jerk on some levels.
Life had not been kind to Welcome.
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*smiles* While this character isn't nearly as depressed (Welcome) or boisterous, egotisical, and adventerous (Samuel), he certainly has his own flaws but oh my, they are absolutely fun to work with!
The down side is, again, I have no control over his actions. I can only laugh and watch before my eyes as he tells me exactly his opinions and in doing so, there always playful mockery, and the mockery is the real problem.
Revere seems to have Sam Adams pinned as a prime target for his own enjoyment. This is bad, lol! Sam Adam's true character is serious. He thinks highly of himself, and when one tries and harm one's pride, and attack their worst faults, it's never an easy senerio to swallow with dignity. Revere is the attacker of his close friend, and Adams responds in the story riled up, losing his reserved and serious nature in public. Samuel is often caught listening to Adams cursing, and he has been known to in along with Revere or just can't help but laugh.
The outcome of this is I watch Sam Adams hurt and angry, and that's when things go really wrong, LOL! Yes, Revere is responsible for screwing up my plots with his antics.
(You'll notice I haven't ranted to the extream. I've learned attacking, like my Revere, renders people quite for months or their constantly yelling at me, which in return makes me want to stab them).
It would have been nice TWELVE months ago if I had known about Welcome's home life instead of going backwards...
And THIRTEEN months about his wifes'.
I can tell, as it keeps replaying through my head, that 1770 is going to be disasterous with a certain gathering... Oh my... *shakes head in disgust* Anyone have some tranquilizers?? -
Saphirus is no where to be found.
Normally, that'd be cause for a Hallelujah and rum, but his absence means I have no one looking over my shoulder, making sure I'm doing what I'm supposed to. Perhaps senioritis blocks even him.
I can't even remember my outline... -
ERG!
I have a character who is not sure whether he is going to live or not. Last time this happened with another character, she decided to die, so it's like, wtf? I mean, I was going to let her live, but noooo. And then the other time when I had a guy that wanted to die, he ended up dying... because if he didn't die, he refused to be in t he story at all.
So now... I have to make this one character like to live because I like him. And stuff.
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:whimper: the naga have taken over my brain.
Freakin' Atlantis mythology. -
I am seriously going to kill Jason one day.
He's an old character from a story that will probably never see the light of day again... but that doesn't mean he's any easier to kill off. Especially because I completely mentally rewrote him and now he's more annoying than ever (and I cannot type today... that one sentence took me five minutes to get right) because he actually has a bloody PURPOSE. *dies*
Not that I don't like him, I just don't like the corny story he's associated with... among other things. -
General Teige has seized control of my consciousness 0_0
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The Raven is being extra-ordinarily patient about getting her story written up. Could be she's resigned herself to a very long wait, or she could be planning something . . . nasty. *cringes in expectation* At present she's content by dominating the Character Dialogue.
Rohsair is starting to assert his dominance as No.1 character. He's getting his story put up on here, but he calmy pushed his way into my entry for the Fool's Duel and refused to be budged. *tuts* He wanted to get straight into the Dreaming before the second chapter. *tuts again*
Fal's lying dormant, not making any demands or saying anything or contributing ideas. I wonder if he's not feeling well?
Kallik is quite happy insulting everyone he meets, with no pressure to finish his story.
Kit is . . . well, the last chapter of her latest story is on my to-do list, and after that one is gonna be another story that is gonna be very angsty, and a lot darker than the first two stories. I think she's a bit worried about what's gonna happen in this story. Never mind Kit, there's a bit in it that you'll like a lot. And you'll get something very precious in it as well; it won't be all loss. And foreshadowing as well . . . dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun . . . .
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