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.
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.
Atheism is a religion like abstinence is a sex position. - Bill Maher
Characters
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29/03/2011 08:22:00 PM
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I see we think rather alike on the general questions...
29/03/2011 09:56:57 PM
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Re: I see we think rather alike on the general questions...
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Yeah, Nynaeve throws an awful lot of hissy fits, even when the Forsaken are after them.
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I don't know why this post has so many views yet so few replies... Let's remedy that.
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Dude!
29/03/2011 10:37:30 PM
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lol!
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