I think just about every character I’ve ever created, with the exception of four, have been based on movie characters. (Note: I did not say actors.) I tend to play with movie characters in my mind, morphing them into new ‘beings’. That’s how ‘Tears of Amun’ came into existence. I wrote the Mummy’s love story.
The reason I’m bringing this up is because I haven’t come across a really good character lately. I’ve seen a ton of movies, but no one has stood out from the ‘crowd’ so to speak. There are quite a few wonderful television characters, but even they don’t seem to warrant a story of their own. I wonder why that is?
The last character I toyed with was the Scorpion King. I still haven’t come up with a character for that character, but I admit the ‘Rock’ is truly inspirational. (evil grin)
I guess that brings me to why I’m blogging about this in the first place. I didn’t base my latest h/h on movie characters. I think it’s why I’m having such a hard time figuring out their personalities. My heroine is consistent with the first book in the series, but she’s not ‘behaving’. This minor problemo is what caused me to start ‘what if’ing’ AQ4 again last night. I realized during this exercise that my two main characters don’t have enough direct external conflicts. I’m thinking about adding ravenous wolves. LOL! 
Larissa says it’s a sure-fire bet.
May 12th, 2005
Bring on the chupacabras!! LOL But seriously, you can do this. And it’s going to be fabulous.
by Sylvia Day May 12th, 2005 at 3:38 pmLOL! Sylvia! Now that would be an interesting book. (tee-hee)
by Jordan May 12th, 2005 at 4:56 pmOne trick I use to get to know my characters is to fill out all those blog memes and Quizilla tests — but as my character, not me. It’s fun and a little silly, but it also helps me get into the character’s head.
by PBW May 13th, 2005 at 4:21 amI go for the character’s astrological sign and make sure I’ve got traits that match up…
by Steph T. May 13th, 2005 at 4:41 amI’ve always had a thing for The Rock.
by Jill May 13th, 2005 at 6:31 amPBW, I never thought about doing that. I’ll have to try that when the next round of quizzes come out. Thanks!
by Jordan May 13th, 2005 at 11:11 amSteph, I’ve heard of people doing that. Since I’ve made it abundantly clear my heroine is into everything ‘New Age-y’, including her horoscope, I’ll have to play up that aspect a little more.
by Jordan May 13th, 2005 at 11:12 amJill, How can anyone not? LOL!
Hubba, Hubba, Hubba. *ggg*
by Jordan May 13th, 2005 at 11:13 am