But have I ever loved my own characters like those I write fanfic about? No.
Ahh, well in that case, considering how much I respect your writerly abilities, I feel a little better, then.
And if it makes you feel any better, I do believe that favorite characters are rare, and every book doesn't necessarily contain one. I can think of many books I've read which I greatly enjoyed, but none of the characters really stuck with me. - Not that I want my stories to read as such, but it is somewhat encouraging to recall!
Strangely enough for this question, I already know that at least for one of my stories, which even had its own fandom for a while, readers loving my characters isn't, or rather wasn't a problem. But I overcompensated and the characters took over that story, so now I have to restart and do a bunch of heavy cutting and adjusting. I guess that's the real crux of my concern: finding a balance.
Which is why I like your advice. I do my creative works close to the chest, never letting anyone see them until they're finished. I guess I do need to start biting the bullet and putting myself at least a little more out there in that regard. I love concrit, so I'm not sure why I'm so shy like that.
I do think about one of your characters after the fact, btw. John was his name, right? I should confess that not too long ago, I tried to track down that partial novel you put up a couple years ago, not really expecting it to still be up but crossing my fingers nonetheless. ;)
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Date: 2011-11-03 05:34 pm (UTC)Ahh, well in that case, considering how much I respect your writerly abilities, I feel a little better, then.
And if it makes you feel any better, I do believe that favorite characters are rare, and every book doesn't necessarily contain one. I can think of many books I've read which I greatly enjoyed, but none of the characters really stuck with me. - Not that I want my stories to read as such, but it is somewhat encouraging to recall!
Strangely enough for this question, I already know that at least for one of my stories, which even had its own fandom for a while, readers loving my characters isn't, or rather wasn't a problem. But I overcompensated and the characters took over that story, so now I have to restart and do a bunch of heavy cutting and adjusting. I guess that's the real crux of my concern: finding a balance.
Which is why I like your advice. I do my creative works close to the chest, never letting anyone see them until they're finished. I guess I do need to start biting the bullet and putting myself at least a little more out there in that regard. I love concrit, so I'm not sure why I'm so shy like that.
I do think about one of your characters after the fact, btw. John was his name, right? I should confess that not too long ago, I tried to track down that partial novel you put up a couple years ago, not really expecting it to still be up but crossing my fingers nonetheless. ;)