Characters

[Sara]

In writing, would you say your character/s reflect you a lot, a little, or not at all?

[S.G.]

Considering that my main characters are telling the story in first person, it's difficult not to have at least some of me bleed through. So I'd say they reflect me a little, with a bit of a nudge toward a lot. But only a bit.

My characters allow me to share perspectives I might not otherwise say or to take positions that aren't necessarily my own. Play the devil's advocate. Or perhaps take an opinion to the extreme.

I can't recall who said it, but I think the best way to explain it is that I am in all of my characters, but none of them are me.