Beautiful People-May
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Occasionally, I write books, and occasionally they have
characters in them. And very occasionally I like to share these characters with
you all. Today I’m participating in the Beautiful
People link-up, hosted by Cait@Paper Fury and Sky@Further Up and Further In. This is a link-up designed to help you and your readers get to know your
characters a little better. There are ten or so questions to answer this month,
but I’m only going to be answering five of them. However, as my current project,
Snow, happens to have two main
characters, we’ll be hearing both their answers for the questions.
Snow is a
superhero retelling of the fairytale Snow White, starring Eric, a mutant with
awesomely ice powers. He’s kind of a cool guy. His co-star is Nicola, five foot
nothing with the awkward habit of sprouting a fishy tail every time she goes
swimming. They’re radically different people, and ever so much fun to write
about. And now you know the basics about these characters, on to the questions!
Do they get
nightmares? If so, why or what of?
Eric does not get specific nightmares. He has plenty of
problems to worry about during the day, including a murderous uncle and
unfriendly allies, but sleep has always been a place where he can escape from
his troubles, even for a little while.
Nicola on the other hand, dreams about her problems a lot. She has quite the troubled past, including a horrifying family life and shattered dreams to become a pro-surfer, and these traumatic events often come back to haunt her in her dreams.
Are they easily
persuaded or do they need more proof?
Eric is very easily persuaded, which is why he ends up
accidentally working for the wrong side for a while. Say anything to him with a
serious face and he’ll probably believe you. Which makes his adorably naïve,
but also terribly misled.
Nicola is very hard to persuade. She requires a bucket-load
of proof before she’ll even consider believing you might be telling the truth. Getting
her to trust strangers with shady pasts is a nigh on impossible task.
How do they handle a
crisis?
Eric runs away. If it’s a problem, and it’s big, and he’s
mixed up in it, chances are he’s going to try and run away from it as fast as
humanly possible. Bravery is not his strong point unfortunately.
Nicola gets mad at it, then storms off and lets someone else
deal with it. Not having the most logical mind, it’s very rare that she will
stop to think a situation through and work out how to fix it.
Do they have a
temper?
Eric can get angry, but he’s usually more worried about
getting into trouble, or other people getting upset at him. Of course, if
someone is being unreasonably mean to him, then he will definitely stand up for
himself, but he’s more of cool character than anything else.
Nicola definitely has a temper. Her reaction to pretty much
any situation she doesn’t like is to get angry. It’s like her defence mechanism.
Combined with her breathtaking trust issues, she is one tough girl to get to
know.
What things do they
value most in life?
Eric values friends and family. Having lost his own family,
who were a very close-knit unit when they were alive, he knows how important it
is to keep the people you love close to you. He would do most things for the
people he loves and who like him back.
Nicola values strength. She’s made it this far by being strong
and independent, and she values people who have the strength to stay standing
when times are bad. She especially values having the strength to stand up to
your problems and find some way to overcome them, rather than burying your head
in the sand or running away.
So there we have it,
Eric and Nicola’s answers to the Beautiful People link-up questions. Which character interests you the
most? Which one would you like to know more about, and what? Are you
participating in this month’s Beautiful People? Link me to your post!
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I've been seeing this link up for awhile now... Maybe it's time I should join it. ^.^ Your characters sound interesting, especially Nicola.
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If you're looking for some interesting questions to make you think deeper about your characters, this link up is perfect for that. I'd love to hear about your characters if you ever decide to join in. It's always so much fun seeing other people's awesome characters.
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I'm glad you like it. Thanks for stopping by my blog, Galaxy.
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