Mourning the Loss of a Character

January 10, 2010 by Chris
Filed under: Writer's Life

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Tears are streaming down my face as I write this. This is the curse of being a writer. You love your characters. They’re like family and friends. It is horrible when you lose one. Today. I know how it feels.

I loosely based one of my characters on a local institution. Everyone loved him. He was quite the character, a real ladies man. He reached out to everyone, young and old. Today we learned that he died this past Monday.

We knew him as a regular at the local watering hole. We talked to him occasionally, but didn’t know him per se. We know that he was a vet. Around Veteran’s Day, he was the guy with the poppy in his hat. He was the one who sat quietly reading, with an American flag at his table.

The bar set up a memorial for him with his obituary with flowers and tributes. I couldn’t help but feel sad. I mourned for his friends and the people who loved him and for the man that inspired me to create a delightful character.

Rest in peace, Patrick. You will be sorely missed.

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