tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587611432513747031.post910393229374332854..comments2012-03-21T20:22:13.558-07:00Comments on Story in Your Eyes: this cake is greatRuthannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14403234195253010742noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587611432513747031.post-1096229618731114692009-03-31T12:28:00.000-07:002009-03-31T12:28:00.000-07:00Oh God - I thought they were taking my traits, and...Oh God - I thought <I>they</I> were taking <I>my</I> traits, and now I'm not sure anymore!<BR/><BR/>Proximity to our characters really does influence us, though. We try to identify with them as completely as possible in order to write them, and then it can be difficult to retreat from them. One of Robert Jordan's more famous anecdotes was how his wife could always tell when he'd just been writing Padan Fain (a particularly creepy villain, for you non-WoT-readers out there).Ruthannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403234195253010742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587611432513747031.post-79054913486818652462009-03-30T19:04:00.000-07:002009-03-30T19:04:00.000-07:00Well, I don't know about you, but I also end up ta...Well, I don't know about you, but I also end up taking up some of the traits of my characters on occasion. It's rather annoying. The close proximity thing, I think.<BR/><BR/>And maybe I should just keep better company than some of them, lol.meaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09210710404331151711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587611432513747031.post-39225956732238465152009-03-30T06:29:00.000-07:002009-03-30T06:29:00.000-07:00::reaffirms::But yeah... the danes don't get it :)...::reaffirms::<BR/><BR/>But yeah... the danes don't get it :) On the other hand, fen who aren't writers, in my experience, will accept it without having experienced it.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182378430921983381noreply@blogger.com