Which of your characters causes you the most problems while writing? What kind of shenanigans do they pull?
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"I have a character with anxiety, as in panic attacks and all that good stuff. It can be hard to write her because she freaks out over things that don’t seem like a big deal to the average person, so it’s hard to balance her pov without it getting annoying. And I have a tendency to absorb some of her anxiety and get more stressed while writing her. So yeah, I’m now rewriting her story entirely. That pretty much says it all." - Natalie Whipple, author of Transparent.
"Definitely my main character’s twin brother, Grayson. He’s kinda like Jeremy on The Vampire Diaries: always doing something annoyingly stupid." - Page Morgan, author of The Beautiful and the Cursed.
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"In my new book the main character evolved a lot while I was writing. He became loud, cocky and thoughtless – great fun and very entertaining, but I was worried readers might not like him. It turned out not to be a problem, but made the writing quite a challenge." - Dave Cousins, author of 15 Days Without a Head.
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"In The Program I had a bit of a switch with a guy named Realm. When I wanted him nice, he was mean. And when I tried to make him cruel, he became loving. I think I finally wrestled him into what I wanted, though." - Suzanne Young, author of The Program.
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"There’s a character named Cherish who is very hard to deal with because she’s a bit ephemeral. The very quality that makes her transcend the constraints of body position or facial expression make her more difficult to lock down in terms of personality." - Josin McQuein, author of Arclight.
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"All of my MCs have emotional and psychological issues, so they are all problematic in different ways. One thing they all tend to do is get a bit overemotional and melodramatic at times, like when things are particularly overwhelming. I do my best to calm them down and rein them in, but often the overreaction is complete lunacy, so I have to cut the entire scene." - Scott Blagden, author of Dear Life, You Suck.
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Now difficult characters? Those I have. In my most recent book, Going Vintage, the character Ginnie (MC's little sister) kept popping up unexpectedly in scenes. I would like to write a book about her, actually, so she can say her peace and shut up." - Lindsey Leavitt, author of Going Vintage.
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"I'm often surprised by characters who unexpectedly pop up on the page and force me to decide whether (a) I should trust them to lead me into delicious new territory; (b) I should be suspicious that they're diverting me from the place I need to be; or (3) I should jettison them before they do more damage." - Lois Ruby, author of Rebel Spirits.
Find out Tuesday how significant of a role the authors feel diversification plays in the publishing industry and whether they feel pressured to branch out.
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