While driving home from school today I was thinking about my the novel I’m working on. I had a light bulb go off in my head while I was pondering about characters. Then I came to the realization that I want my own character and why it would do good.
Let me first clarify the difference between a character about you and a character you want to be. A character you want to be (for me that means my main character in some aspect) is someone that you would want to trade places with. It’s a character that you create that you wish you were. I believe every writer should have a character that they truly believe that they look like from the main character’s POV.
This is what my description would be like from the main character of my work in progress, Heavenly Guardian:
A short stout women sat behind the desk. Her long brown hair was braided from either side into one singular braid. She had black glasses resting on her nose, just as any Librarian would have. Then again, maybe that’s why she’s the librarian of the magnificent library in the clouds. She looked up at me, her hazel eyes burning with compassion. Taking a deep breath, she looked back down at the large novel sitting on her desk. It was clear that something was bothering her. What it was though, I doubt her silence would let her tell me.
Now that’s a rough draft of what I would describe myself as, but it’s nearly the complete opposite from my main character. That’s not to say that I’m not in love with my main character, because believe me I am and in a grotesque sense I would like to be her (even though she’s dead).
I’m also not saying that every book should have your character in it, but it is useful for some self reflecting to have a character that is exactly like you. It helps put your place in the novel of your world into perspective.
Educational Muses 