Samantha
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Abigail Roux:
Hi Abigail! I know you are probably tired of hearing this, but I love Ty and Zane. Cut and Run is one of my go-to books. One thing I really like is that Zane is older and so is Ty to some extent. Will any of the books you are planning continue to have "mature" (chronologically) heroes?
Abigail Roux
Actually, yes! The one I'm writing right now, Beeswax, two of the main guys are both 39 when the story starts.
Characters who have lived through most of their 30's and into their 40's and 50's have so much backstory to give a reader! I'm certainly not saying that a 23 year old character can't be interesting or layered or varied, because they most certainly can. Hell, a 6 year old can give a reader an amazing backstory. And there are certain stories that require certain ages. A baseball player, for instance, is going to be between 18 and 35 years old. Younger or older and you're stretching the limits of credulity. A doctor or veterinarian? After 8 years of medical school, a newly minted MD or DVM is going to be starting out in their early 30's.
And then there are some stories where age just doesn't matter, and for whatever reason I tend to gravitate toward men who are older for those roles. Even if I'm picking random actors for facecasts and inspiration, they will almost always be over 40 when I Google to find out how old they are. I guess it's just something about how interesting a face can be, when it's got years and years of a story to tell.
Characters who have lived through most of their 30's and into their 40's and 50's have so much backstory to give a reader! I'm certainly not saying that a 23 year old character can't be interesting or layered or varied, because they most certainly can. Hell, a 6 year old can give a reader an amazing backstory. And there are certain stories that require certain ages. A baseball player, for instance, is going to be between 18 and 35 years old. Younger or older and you're stretching the limits of credulity. A doctor or veterinarian? After 8 years of medical school, a newly minted MD or DVM is going to be starting out in their early 30's.
And then there are some stories where age just doesn't matter, and for whatever reason I tend to gravitate toward men who are older for those roles. Even if I'm picking random actors for facecasts and inspiration, they will almost always be over 40 when I Google to find out how old they are. I guess it's just something about how interesting a face can be, when it's got years and years of a story to tell.
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