What things influence you when creating and developing characters? Are you pulling from real-life experiences with other people? Are you pulling from parts of yourself?
A lot of both, honestly. The third factor, however, is a good conflict. When I see or imagine a conflict for a character to have to deal with, I end up wanting to put it into a story. Sometimes, it’s a conflict that another character in media has that I have either enjoyed or (more often) feel that the book/film didn’t do it justice. So, I pull that part out, rework it until I’m satisfied that I’m being original with it rather than making a copy, and put it to work.
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