This week, the question is basically, "Which book would you write yourself into and what role would you play in that book?"
Weeeell...I sort of already did.
Both of my published books (A BLUE SO DARK and PLAYING HURT) are 100% fictitious. The events and characters are complete figments of my own imagination.
...But there's just something about writing in first person. Bits of myself naturally leak out. My humor, my observations, drips of my own personality become part of my characters. And it doesn't matter how unlike me my characters might seem at first. I even see bits of myself in Clint, the male protagonist from PLAYING HURT.
So in a way, I feel as though I am very much a part of both of my books. (I don't think I'm the only writer who feels this way, either. I think this is part of the reason why written work always feels so very personal to the author...)
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That's awesome that it's something that has already happened for you!
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www.bendingthespine.blogspot.com
That is so true, writes kind of leak into the characters. ;)
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I'm not a writer but I can imagine that writing in first person would make it almost impossible not to allow a little bit of yourself to leak in. Honestly, I think that's what can make or break the realism of a character.
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I love when authors tell me that certain characters or aspects of their characters are a reflection of themselves. I feel like I get a better understanding and feel close to the novel then.
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I also like books that reflect a part of the author. My favorite is "Resurrection" by Tolstoi.
ReplyDeleteThe book I have translated, "The Little Black Fish" also has some biographical tenor. The most unbelieveable part is the ending of the book. The author, Samad Beh-Rang, faced the same fate as that of the hero he had created.
Hi! Thanks for following my blog! I'm following you back now. ^_^ It's so funny that you followed me because I just got your book A Blue So Dark this week in the mail. I can't wait to read it. Happy Follow Friday!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog. I'm a new follower. The one novel I started writing, and got the farthest with, my main character is kind of based on me, and like you it was just easiest for me to write in first person.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't figure our which page to go to so I just followed and commented on two of them! Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteI like to see authors that participate in these memes. It gives us a little inside look.
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Thanks for the follow! Following back. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat answer, too. One of the minor characters in my in-progress novel has begun to look and sound suspiciously like me. She's definitely somebody else, but it's amazing how much of myself sneakily leaked on to the page.
Interesting answer.
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That's so awesome. There have been a few dreams I've had that I've written down when I woke up. However, no one will ever lay eyes on them because they're terrible. lol
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Awesome! Inspirational!
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Thanks, Holly!
Nail, meet head.
ReplyDeleteExcellent post Holly, and thanks for following my blog! (that's so awesomely cool!)
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I feel the same. My characters are not me, but I know I inject some of my traits into them.
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