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My answers Rebekah Send a noteboard - 29/03/2011 08:22:00 PM
1. Who are you favourite SF/F characters?

Harry Dresden (Dresden Files, Jim Butcher). And Arithon and Asandir from Janny Wurts' The Wars of Light and Shadow.

1.a What makes them so good?

I love how much of a smartass Harry is, I love that his character grows and changes over the series, and I love his form of heroism.

Arithon and Asandir just feel real. The way they behave fits with their pasts and the way they're described. They're very different characters, but both have life.

2. Who are your favourite Other Literature characters?

Er. I asked this question and now I can't think of anyone past Mr Darcy and almost all of Georgette Heyer's heroes and heroines.

2.a What do you like about them?

Because they are both hot and funny. :P

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

They need to feel consistent and their actions need to fit with how they're described and what they know.

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

Jordan, especially his women.

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

The story, mostly. But if characters suck then even a great story cannot make a book worth reading.
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Characters Rebekah - 29/03/2011 01:14:55 PM 1305 Views
My answers Rebekah - 29/03/2011 08:22:00 PM 895 Views
From 3 onwards, I couldn't agree more *NM* A Deathwatch Guard - 29/03/2011 09:48:28 PM 309 Views
I see we think rather alike on the general questions... Legolas - 29/03/2011 09:56:57 PM 861 Views
Re: I see we think rather alike on the general questions... Rebekah - 29/03/2011 10:09:16 PM 777 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 713 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 1069 Views
Re: Characters A Deathwatch Guard - 29/03/2011 10:24:01 PM 981 Views
Dude! rebelaessedai - 29/03/2011 10:37:30 PM 803 Views
lol! A Deathwatch Guard - 30/03/2011 12:23:01 AM 653 Views
Do you really think that? rebelaessedai - 30/03/2011 02:22:33 AM 739 Views
...to an extent, yes A Deathwatch Guard - 30/03/2011 02:40:37 AM 641 Views
Re: Characters rebelaessedai - 29/03/2011 10:35:30 PM 695 Views
What are those? Ghavrel - 30/03/2011 03:05:51 AM 807 Views
Re: Characters vandevere - 30/03/2011 05:30:42 AM 963 Views
Re: Characters ironclad - 30/03/2011 10:53:14 AM 867 Views
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