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Which aspect of yourself do your characters have?
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I believe that you can tell a lot about a writer based on what their characters are like. What are their values, etc. I also wanted a reason to talk about my characters and also read about psychology-y things about yours. xD

Since being introduced to it at uni, I've been really interested in psychology. So I am now really interested in discovering myself through my writing. As such, I'm trying to explore my weaknesses via my characters.

Ruby has my aspect of myself that is self-hating. I also recently realized that because I have internalized narratives about my worth and how others see me, I was prone on making assumptions about others having bad intentions regarding me. So I thought it'd be interesting to explore that with Ruby, who assumes that everyone hates her for being a werewolf's sister, a halfblood, biracial, etc etc.

Seneca has my more narcissistic tendencies. The inability to accept that she might not be right all the time, the "my way or the highway"-ness. She also represents what I believe I should be like, Slytherin-y, smart, hard-working, etc.

Christobal is me before I discovered Ego work. I enjoy writing him being all offended when others disagree with him, for example, because he's so deep into his Ego that he thinks it's a personal attack.

Cecily is a character I don't feel as close to as say Ruby because I was never into sports tbh. She has the aspect of me that is really honest and can't really hide her true feelings.

Lastly, Marcus is my desire to work in fashion and my love for aesthetics and the like.

I realize that it may sound as though I'm living vicariously through my characters, but I'm not like trying to play Soph in different bodies. I just see what aspects of myself have seeped into them, because I don't think it's really possible to write someone outside of your way of viewing the world. So if I was, say, to write a Deatheater, I'd write it based on my impression of what a far-right, neo-Nazi is like, for example.



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Which aspect of yourself do your characters have? - by Ruby Urquart - April 11, 2020 – 4:12 PM
RE: Which aspect of yourself do your characters have? - by Holly Scrimgeour - April 11, 2020 – 5:28 PM
RE: Which aspect of yourself do your characters have? - by J. Alfred Darrow - April 11, 2020 – 5:54 PM
RE: Which aspect of yourself do your characters have? - by Billie Farrow - April 11, 2020 – 7:08 PM
RE: Which aspect of yourself do your characters have? - by Elias Grimstone - April 11, 2020 – 8:14 PM
RE: Which aspect of yourself do your characters have? - by Ginevra Blackwood - April 11, 2020 – 8:34 PM
RE: Which aspect of yourself do your characters have? - by Acacia Darlington - April 11, 2020 – 8:40 PM
RE: Which aspect of yourself do your characters have? - by Elsie Kirke - April 12, 2020 – 5:43 PM
RE: Which aspect of yourself do your characters have? - by Charlotte Beauregard - April 12, 2020 – 6:27 PM
RE: Which aspect of yourself do your characters have? - by Ophelia Devine - April 12, 2020 – 9:34 PM
RE: Which aspect of yourself do your characters have? - by Ursula Black - April 15, 2020 – 11:39 PM
RE: Which aspect of yourself do your characters have? - by Sisse Thompsett - April 16, 2020 – 2:02 PM
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