I'll be working on the collection of original fics until it devours me, I'm sure...even though I think its 1 more book to finish the series and 1 prequel...the prequel could grow beyond one book...and my MC may find a way to get another book or two in there as well...I wouldn't put it past him.
1) the MC of my series is largely my creation...although he weirdly shares some details with a friend of mine (a friend I didn't meet until AFTER I'd created him)...birthday...harp playing...a little bit of his singing voice... 2) because he spans several books (and several decades) he's driven by a lot of things...but primarily the desire to be seen as a 'normal' man...to understand why he's different...and to fill his overwhelming search for 'truth/knowledge' 3) He's my baby...I have SUCH a soft spot for his poor tortured soul...but there are times he needs to stop accepting the guilt for everything and everyone around him (He's got quite a martyr complex...) 4) I think I make him real by...not making him do anything. He dictates the story to me...what he does, how he reacts etc. I usually have an inkling of how that will be...but he still surprises me with his growth and the things he perceives that I never considered. 5) Worst...people who call him Saint, lol. best...people who treat him normal, who aren't afraid of him for his differences, and who don't make high demands of him (he's too demanding of himself as it is...always feeling he has to live up to the expectations of others when they're really his own expectations of himself) I hope that makes sense lol
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1) the MC of my series is largely my creation...although he weirdly shares some details with a friend of mine (a friend I didn't meet until AFTER I'd created him)...birthday...harp playing...a little bit of his singing voice...
2) because he spans several books (and several decades) he's driven by a lot of things...but primarily the desire to be seen as a 'normal' man...to understand why he's different...and to fill his overwhelming search for 'truth/knowledge'
3) He's my baby...I have SUCH a soft spot for his poor tortured soul...but there are times he needs to stop accepting the guilt for everything and everyone around him (He's got quite a martyr complex...)
4) I think I make him real by...not making him do anything. He dictates the story to me...what he does, how he reacts etc. I usually have an inkling of how that will be...but he still surprises me with his growth and the things he perceives that I never considered.
5) Worst...people who call him Saint, lol.
best...people who treat him normal, who aren't afraid of him for his differences, and who don't make high demands of him (he's too demanding of himself as it is...always feeling he has to live up to the expectations of others when they're really his own expectations of himself)
I hope that makes sense lol