Jul. 30th, 2011

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Day 7 - Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?

Not usually, largely because if I don't like a character, I don't write about them in the first place. But while writing Capacitance, my Ten/Lady Christina story, I started off with a better opinion of Christina than I ended up with. I enjoyed her during the episode, but it wasn't until I started writing her that I realized just how slightly her character was drawn; she had a few obvious character traits (arrogance, self-confidence, persistence), but I had little to go on beyond that. The deeper I got into the story, the more I felt like I had to make guesses about who she was and what she'd do in various circumstances, which made her frustrating to write and ultimately a less interesting character to me. (Not to mention that with only one episode to go on, it wasn't easy getting a handle on her voice, and I can't write a character until I can hear them speak in my head.)

Anyway, as a result of my work on that story, I haven't felt the need to write Christina since, and doubt I will in the future. I don't hate her, but I no longer feel strongly about her, either.

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