My Least Favorite Character

September 15, 2008 by Chris
Filed under: Writing Tip

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uriah My Least Favorite Character I’ve written about my favorite character. Now it’s time for my least favorite character. Likeableness is easy to conjure. Conjuring the qualities that are repulsive are less easy, not as enjoyable.

I mused about the qualities that I identify least. I thought back to the people, present and past, that I didn’t enjoy. I considered characters in books I’ve read that I didn’t like. How could you not dislike Uriah Heap or Bradley Headstone for that matter? All this musing brought me an image of my least favorite character. His name is Johnny.

Johnny is, as one of my other characters describe, smarmy and smug. He has an aura about him that speaks of a rough, violent past. The vibes tell you not to turn your back on him.

I created my character profiles with WriteWayPro. I added images to my characters to allow me to picture them and more vividly imagine their scenes. Johnny is no exception. To add verisimilitude to my writing, I conjure images of someone that I don’t particularly like. I use my own experiences to write and speak as my other characters would of someone that they disliked.

It’s a bit cathartic, I’ll admit, especially when one of my characters will tell Johnny off. In this way, I’ve made the story Besides that, it’s fun.

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