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    Emily Waldorf replied to the topic Character Castle 2.0 in the forum Fantasy Writers 3 years, 9 months ago

    And that’s valid as well! I completely understand where you’re coming from. I often use fiction to figure out things I don’t understand, in reading, and more especially in writing. For me, there’s no other way I can completely view a problem from all aspects, and through someone else’s perspective. I think that’s why my writing so often veers into darker subject matter, and for that matter, so does my reading XD
    Oh, that totally makes sense–you put that beautifully. I think I’ve done that a couple of times, but mostly I read things to get away, or to study story and character structure. That has consumed my movie-watching as well. I still enjoy it, but I find myself analyzing it. 🙂

     

    I’m the exact opposite XD I still have like… maybe two plot points for Murder of Swans and a vague premise XD I live for complex character issues, I’m completely happy with ‘nothing happens’ stories if the characters are interesting enough. However, if they’re not, I get the exact same feeling of “Get over it” XD

    Most women are! My sister certainly is. I don’t think I’m as void of character-sensitive ability as I thought at first, though.  I took SE’s “writer’s weakness quiz” and they said I was weakest on my Theme. Which makes sense, because I don’t really notice or care about theme. Some books I’m really invested in the characters! I think those tend to be older books though. Like A Tale of Two Cities. BEST. CHARACTER. I’VE. EVER. MET. (Okay Emily, stop fangirling, lol) Do you have a certain book/character you especially resonate with?

     

    I loved reading it! Thanks for your input, it was very interesting and encouraging!<3
    Score! I’m glad.

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