Of course you do.
It’s impossible to not have a character you feel more attached to than others; one who draws you in and makes you feel like you’ve entered a different world. A character you’d like to have as your friend, or just to see for real once. One time. Just to suppress the roars of distress within you – crying out at the fact that, really, you can’t and won’t ever see that character in the flesh.
Perhaps it’s a character from a movie. Consider yourself lucky; you got the chance to see the character that caught your interest.
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Maybe it’s a character from a book. In this case, you’re not as lucky. You have descriptions and with that, a visual forms in your mind. That’s what the person looks like. If it’s a character you created for a story, it’s more detailed; you know more intimate information about them.
For me, my favorite character in my novel is Damien.
I am shamelessly reusing this drawing.
I could not resist.
While he is the main character, the series focuses on events that happen around him. He is one of my most in-depth characters, and I have spent three years working on the series he’s in – with him haunting my mind for at least two years before I started.
I can only hope readers will find him as intriguing as I do.
But that, my friends, is a story for another day.
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Who is/are your favorite character(s) in movies, televisions or novels – both other’s and your own? What makes them so special?
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September 12, 2011 at 6:06 am
Damien is definitely an interesting character from what you’ve told me. Honestly, I think all novels have that one character (or more) that I latch on to like a rabid squirrel. In the recent book I read, A Game of Thrones, it was Daenerys. In my own Dominant Race storyline, it’s Lilia. In the old Anne McCaffrey books I loved, it was Lessa and F’lar. Then Menolly. So yeah. Always have to have favorite characters. Always, always.
September 12, 2011 at 8:28 am
I’m glad you think so, and hope that will continue when you have the chance to read about him. 🙂
I think that in almost everything, there’s that one character that will catch your eye – one that strays from the norm of the novel or series.
September 12, 2011 at 6:48 am
Now that you ask, I think I am drawn to so many characters, I cant just pin down to one 😦 but you got me thinking about it.. But i think they are equally divided between novels and movies… By the way.. nice post 🙂
September 12, 2011 at 8:27 am
I know the problem; a lot of times, there are just so many wonderful characters, that it’s hard to pick one that stands out among the rest.
Thank you! 🙂
September 12, 2011 at 1:17 pm
I have so many favourites, in both my own work and in others’. I do get really attached to my main characters, as they occupy the most of my mind and I get to know them far better than the others. In a number of stories I’ve read, secondary characters have become my favourite in the piece. Sometimes they are just more intriguing than the one we’re following!
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September 12, 2011 at 9:37 pm
Exactly! It doesn’t have to be the main character(s). It can be random characters you only see once or twice, who are more intriguing than the protagonists.
September 12, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Exactly! It doesn’t have to be the main character(s). It can be random characters you only see once or twice, who are more intriguing than the protagonists.
September 13, 2011 at 2:27 pm
I tend to like characters whom I can relate to and who I think will make a good friend if they were real. My favourite character usually changes with every book.
September 14, 2011 at 9:38 am
That makes sense. It’s easy to like characters you’d get along with in real life. 🙂