Ever get a character stuck in your head?

[naudiz]

I'm mostly talking about writing or RPing, but I guess it could pertain to reading, too. Have you ever been so involved/in-touch with a character of your own or someone else's creation that you can't get his/her mannerisms out of your head?

This has been driving me crazy all night. At least it's a character I like!

 

[Kalyn]

Looking around as if I'm the only one suddenly....Doesn't everyone??? I do it alllll the time. It's crazy, but in the good way.

 

[Svedish_Chef]

Bowie!

 

[naudiz]

Three lines.

I wrote seventeen pages today, and this particular character had three lines in all. Now he's stuck in my head.

I blame you, Cheffie. No reason. I'm evil. You're there.

 

[Silverluna]

I have done that...or most of the time someone calls me by my RP name....or tell me i remind them of someone....(in an RP or book)
For example....I've been told I'm Selphie from FF8

 

[Sillyman]

All the time, especially when I can't properly express them.

 

[wetnhorny_slave]

thats the joy of great writing, i know sometimes i get done reading and feel like i've been through everything the character has, a definate emotional rollercoaster. this is both good and bad though, because true its a great lit experience, but on the other hand you find yourself thinking about things from the same perspective as the character, which can really screw things up!

 

[mistressastra]

Steve Martin's Wild and Crazy Guy used to take over my body on occasion. Urk!

 

[Liontamr]

My character that I created five years ago for e-wrestling is really me with the volume turned way up. He's brash, cocky, arrogant.. Doesn't give a crap about anyone around him, yet does his damnedst to get people talking about him..

When I write, I do get very involved with the character of "Will Jaxson" because it allows me to say stuff and "do" things I'd never dream of.

I guess another way to tell is the web site I made for him.. not that it's done yet though But maybe worth a look if you like that kinda thing.

 

[naudiz]

Okay, so now that I'm awake, I've had my coffee, and I'm ready to sit down and spend the next 8 hours writing? I can't get the character in mind. I'm just staring at the empty page blankly, and in my mind's eye, the character has curled up to take a snooze and isn't speaking to me.

This is what I get for making a capricious character who is contrary just to be contrary. I have no one to blame but myself.

One of the things I love most about writing is when the characters just seem to take off on their own. They develop into believable and 'three-dimensional' people in their own right. It really brings the story alive. Unfortunately, it also means they can be completely unmanageable.

Well, I feel a little saner knowing that it isn't just me.

 

[Svedish_Chef]

Next thing I know I'll find I'm in this fucking story

Where am I again?

 

[naudiz]

You shouldn't give me ideas, m'dear.

 

[Svedish_Chef]

Q me baby

You are going to tell me you havent already done that?

Oh come ON!