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Re: Characters rebelaessedai Send a noteboard - 29/03/2011 10:35:30 PM
1. Who are you favourite SF/F characters?

Calanthe from Wraeththu, Kelric from the Skolian Empire series.

1.a What makes them so good?

I feel like I know them.

2. Who are your favourite Other Literature characters?

Probably Astrid's mom (forgot the name) in White Oleander.
2.a What do you like about them?

She reminds me of my mom... gone bad. :P

3. What do you think is the most important part of writing a character?

Making them feel real.

4. Who do you think is particularly bad at writing characters?

I don't know. I don't read books that don't have good characters. ;)

5. In any literature, which is more important to you: story or characters?

Characters, definitely.

I'm currently reading The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie and I really like his characterisation. The main players have all got fully-formed backstories, and those backstories make sense for the characters they are in the action of the book. It's impressive.

I hope you're not expecting a happy ending to any of this.
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Characters Rebekah - 29/03/2011 01:14:55 PM 1425 Views
My answers Rebekah - 29/03/2011 08:22:00 PM 1021 Views
From 3 onwards, I couldn't agree more *NM* A Deathwatch Guard - 29/03/2011 09:48:28 PM 359 Views
I see we think rather alike on the general questions... Legolas - 29/03/2011 09:56:57 PM 989 Views
Re: I see we think rather alike on the general questions... Rebekah - 29/03/2011 10:09:16 PM 891 Views
Yeah, Nynaeve throws an awful lot of hissy fits, even when the Forsaken are after them. Ghavrel - 30/03/2011 09:35:54 AM 837 Views
I don't know why this post has so many views yet so few replies... Let's remedy that. Legolas - 29/03/2011 09:46:46 PM 1175 Views
Re: Characters A Deathwatch Guard - 29/03/2011 10:24:01 PM 1123 Views
Dude! rebelaessedai - 29/03/2011 10:37:30 PM 926 Views
lol! A Deathwatch Guard - 30/03/2011 12:23:01 AM 770 Views
Do you really think that? rebelaessedai - 30/03/2011 02:22:33 AM 860 Views
...to an extent, yes A Deathwatch Guard - 30/03/2011 02:40:37 AM 765 Views
Re: Characters rebelaessedai - 29/03/2011 10:35:30 PM 817 Views
What are those? Ghavrel - 30/03/2011 03:05:51 AM 898 Views
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