Characters with will power

Have your characters behaved as you expected them to, or have you ever been surprised by the twists and turns your plot takes? I set my characters on a path but they definitely have a will of their own. It is one of the things that makes writing so much fun. When I write a character I really put myself in that character’s boots and try to push the plot envelope. By understanding the characters drivers, his wants and needs, I find myself writing new plot twists as each character tries their best to live large. In some ways, writing is kind of a collaborate effort between myself and the characters to see where the plot will go. I believe my books are much stronger and much more interesting because I allow my characters to live and breathe and exert a will of their own. But as the author, I’ve got an agreement with my characters. The one thing they cannot violate is the underlying themes of the saga, so all my characters, the good, the bad, and the ugly, play within the themes. I believe the underlying themes are what gives this saga a sense of depth, complexity, and realism. The themes make the characters real and the plot twists believable.