This might be a boring, obvious question that you've answered 131 times, but... where/how do you find ideas for interesting characters, and how do you 'construct' your characters?
I know that you don't "steal" real people (that seems like cheating). Do you pick small parts/traits/perks of several people you know, and mix them together? Still, a few traits hardly defines a 'real' person, so that wouldn't be enough. I'm kind of rambling here.
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This might be a boring, obvious question that you've answered 131 times, but... where/how do you find ideas for interesting characters, and how do you 'construct' your characters?
I know that you don't "steal" real people (that seems like cheating). Do you pick small parts/traits/perks of several people you know, and mix them together? Still, a few traits hardly defines a 'real' person, so that wouldn't be enough. I'm kind of rambling here.
Is the manuscript you are working on your first? Or do you have several others lurking on your hard drive?
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