This week: How a writer’s life influences characters…
Thanks to Kate Robbins for this week’s questions, and if you arrived here via my Lyrical sister, Gemma Brocato and author of Hearts in Harmony, thanks for continuing the hop.
How much of yourself do you write into your characters? Or do you write characters completely opposite to you? My heroines have some of my faults and attributes, plus characteristics I wish I could claim. In some ways, writing is a way to live a dual life.
Has your writing helped you see events in your own life clearer? I actually
believe my introspective nature led me to write. Writing is enjoyable but can also be a purging; a means of controlling a world when mine sometimes feels out of control.
Have you written a character with more of your personal characteristics than any other? What are they? Not with intent, but my character Jo is close to me in a lot of ways. She’s socially insecure, but wears a hard edge to cover. She’s no nonsense and commands undying loyalty. Both of us have been sorely disappointed in that area. I wrote her with thoughts as to what I might have achieved if I’d ventured from my suburban world.
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Dani Jace. Romance Author 
Jo sounds great.
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Thanks! She can be a tad stubborn like her creator 😉
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I love that part of writing; controlling the world we are creating. Well, except when characters decide to tell me how they want things to go.
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They can be strong-willed at times!
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Man do I get the control thing. Or should I say, the illusion of control.
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Yep, it’s all an illusion, but sometimes that’s all I need! 🙂
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Oh, I like the idea of writing being like a dual life! 😀
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I’ve felt more since joining this blog group and have on-line friends that family, friends and co-workers know nothing about. Kinda cool!
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I think Jo sounds ideal. Lucky guy who wins her heart.
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Thanks Gemm
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Gemma! I hit reply too fast! 🙂
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You are so right about being able to control the writing world especially when every day life seems out of our control. Great blog!!!
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Thanks JJ! Love your blog, too!
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I agree, controlling the world in our novels is easier then our own eal life ones.
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When the world pisses me off, the keyboard is my redemption!
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Wonderful post and I’m pretty sure I would love your character named Jo! She reminds me of one I’ve written that is greatly misunderstood!
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Thanks Tessa. You might get a chance to know her as I recently signed contract for her book, Hot as Blazes.
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