I'm male, but tend to make most of my main characters female. Do you often have your main characters differ in their race, religion, gender, orientation or other demographics from your own, or do you make them similar or the same as your own? why/not
What demographics do you make your main characters?
11/10/2011
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
i'd like to think that i make mine varied, but i know that most of my main characters are females
11/12/2011
My characters definitely vary. But at the same time they stem from me in some way. It just happens that within myself I find many ages, religions, shades/races, and origins.
11/13/2011
My leading woman in the story is usually me. I could be my age now or my age when the story took place. I try to make me a little wiser than I am and a LOT less clumsy. The leading men in the story, are generally based on a few men in my life so their ages vary.
Although that is what is going on in my head, on paper? My hope is that they appear to be almost ageless. Anywhere from say 22ish to about 45ish.
Although that is what is going on in my head, on paper? My hope is that they appear to be almost ageless. Anywhere from say 22ish to about 45ish.
12/20/2011
Quote:
I make my characters whatever the story seems to call for, I tend to write aimed at a specific audience though.
Originally posted by
T&A1987
I'm male, but tend to make most of my main characters female. Do you often have your main characters differ in their race, religion, gender, orientation or other demographics from your own, or do you make them similar or the same as your own?
...
more
I'm male, but tend to make most of my main characters female. Do you often have your main characters differ in their race, religion, gender, orientation or other demographics from your own, or do you make them similar or the same as your own? why/not
less
12/20/2011
Quote:
You have done a good job if that is your intention Your characters could be any age!
Originally posted by
Woman China
My leading woman in the story is usually me. I could be my age now or my age when the story took place. I try to make me a little wiser than I am and a LOT less clumsy. The leading men in the story, are generally based on a few men in my life so
...
more
My leading woman in the story is usually me. I could be my age now or my age when the story took place. I try to make me a little wiser than I am and a LOT less clumsy. The leading men in the story, are generally based on a few men in my life so their ages vary.
Although that is what is going on in my head, on paper? My hope is that they appear to be almost ageless. Anywhere from say 22ish to about 45ish. less
Although that is what is going on in my head, on paper? My hope is that they appear to be almost ageless. Anywhere from say 22ish to about 45ish. less
12/20/2011
As the character comes to life and you get to know their characteristics better some of the above may or may not be relevant. These things could obviously be relevant to the plot or completely irrelevant with no need to define. I also like ambiguity, where the reader gets to decide what they think.
12/22/2011
I tend not to put a lot of thought into putting my characters into certain demographics unless that is what I am trying to do for the story. If it isn't a certain scene my characters are usually ageless, although if I do put an age on them it is usually for the females and put them around college age or slightly older, usually because that is who I originally started writing my stories to be read by and then I guess I just kept going with it. I don't think I have ever put religion or race into my stories. I want people to be able to put themselves into my characters as easily as possible, so leave that stuff as ambiguous as possible--unless I come up with a story where I think it is integral.
12/27/2011
I haven't written anything in a long time that requires this in depth thinking, but I used to write with the same age/gender as I was at the time.
12/27/2011
Total posts: 9
Unique posters: 8