WRITING 6/11/12
Jun. 11th, 2012 08:19 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sidhe_faerie How do you deal with writing a character whose personality is the polar opposite of yours?
This is a problem I still struggle with as a writer. I have a difficult time with heroes and villains. My own personality being somewhere in the middle of those two extremes I find it difficult to ‘become’ those characters as I write.
Original characters are more difficult when they are supposed to be one of the extremes. I have no point of reference except the character profile I give them. I must have a back story in mind for the character to be believable.
My fan fiction writing helps me with this because I can play the character as s/he is portrayed by the actor. It gives me practice and sometimes perspective on how a character gets to a point in their life where they are good/evil.