You'll work hard to create characters that are compelling and unforgettable. But in the end, it's the story that matters.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
All you can do is focus on telling the best story you can with compelling characters. If you do it right, it will endure. If you do it wrong, it won't.
You can have the greatest characters in the world and write beautifully, but if nothing's happening, the story falls on its face pretty quickly.
I don't think of the characters as being good or bad because that doesn't help me as a writer.
As with anything, you need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep the character interesting.
Character development is what I value most as a reader of fiction. If an author can manage to create the sort of characters who feel fully real, who I find myself worrying about while I'm walking through the grocery store aisles a week later, that to me is as close to perfection as it gets.
All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.
I believe that if the story is fleshed out and the characters more believable, the reader is more likely to take the journey with them. In addition, the plot can be more complex. My characters are very real to me, and I want each of my characters to be different.
The goal is to have every character take on a life of his or her own. Sometimes characters will come into the story that I haven't planned.
I like good stories. Quality products and character are what's important. Even if the script isn't that strong, if I challenge myself with a great character, I'll go for it.
Creating characters is like throwing together ingredients for a recipe. I take characteristics I like and dislike in real people I know, or know of, and use them to embellish and define characters.