Hey there- following on from idea's like, the most interesting characters in fiction are not always the ones you'd want to hang out with as a best friend! I found myself wondering how happy are my characters... many of them are careerists or idealists or generally a bit nuts. But when they are doing their jobs, or whatever it is that defines them, are they actually fulfilled?
It strikes me that very few characters actually get a chance to be happy, perhaps because of the conflict, or the threat of the big bad- but for those characters whom 'live' for conflict do they actually enjoy that moment or does the writer forget about it...
It strikes me that very few characters actually get a chance to be happy, perhaps because of the conflict, or the threat of the big bad- but for those characters whom 'live' for conflict do they actually enjoy that moment or does the writer forget about it...