[stylist] Musical inspiration when writing

[Sherry Gomes]

I started my little questionnaire about my characters when I began working
on a particular novel, something I've been working on for a long time. A lot
of my stuff could be described as fluffy, but this one is intense, powerful,
emotional and not always very happy, may not even have a traditionally happy
ending, though I like the ending I've planned. Anyway, some things that
happen in the novel were similar to something that happened to me, and I was
afraid I'd make my main character into me. So, I sat down and really thought
her out. The only things that she is like me now is in some superficial
things like she drinks coffee and she is a Beatles fan. But darn it, I can't
seem to write anything without at least one character being a Beatles fan.
Guess it's my little tick. Like Jack Higgins, whose real name is Harry
Patterson always or almost always has a character named Harry in his novels.
And Clive Cussler often makes a cameo appearance in Dirk Pitt's adventures.
I guess someone in my work is always going to love the Beatles as much as I
do. Lol. You're right about some of the deeper motives and things for
characters though, sometimes those things aren't revealed till I get to know
the characters and they start speaking to me. But at least for the main
characters, I like to have a general overview of who they are and why they
are in the situation I've put them in.





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LOL Luckily I don't hate anything my characters like, but I did get into a 
lot more modern pop which I used not to like because of Franceska's interest

in it. LOL. I can feel her feelings about it, but I also like some of it 
more now too. It's also weird as some of the stuff from like 2000 she'd 
think of as old and I still think of it is new, strange as that sounds. But 
now I get to get the perspective of someone who's like ah that's old. LOL.
As for some of the other things on your list, traits, motives, ETC, some of 
that I know and other things I don't. Some don't unfold until I start 
actually writing. What you do reminds me some of a character profile form we

have people do in roleplay games for original characters. If they're playing

a book or movie character no profile is required but if it's an original 
they do a profile form. IT has:
Name:
Age:
Personality:
Physical appearance:
Likes/Dislikes:
Strengths/Weaknesses:
Stuff like that, and some have brief history:
and a place for Anything extra:
Like if you want to put inf. in taht wasn't asked for in the profile yet.

I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed.
I get along with the voices inside of my head. 


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