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fandomsecrets2012-09-20 07:02 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2012-09-20 07:02 pm
[ SECRET POST #2088 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2088 ⌋
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eta: let me be more clear - i'm not saying my style of writing is superior, because it's not. that's the thing with creative works, there really aren't any rules. it's all subjective. if seeing your characters as literally nothing but tools is what helps you write, then you're more than welcome to do that. however, i have a different method of handling my characters, and it works for me, and in the end i still crank out what i would consider good, well-rounded characters, just as you would with your own method. and that's kind of my point - there's no universal way to create and edit, and just because someone may not have an easy time changing something that they know is not good for their character doesn't mean they're lacking as a writer or missing out on a good opportunity.
the argument started over whether or not a writer can change a character's gender at will and have that 1) work for the character, 2) work for the story as a whole and 3) work for the writer. i have absolutely no doubts that some writers can do this. heck, i can make drastic changes like that to certain characters, but those are the ones i do view as only tools. for characters to whom i've become attached regarding their appearance or personality, these abrupt changes don't come as easily. that's why some writers - who are focused on quality main characters - don't always have 100% equally diversified characters. the characters they make are from a specific and set vision, and this in no way makes those characters or the writer inherently better. it's just how some people - and their characters - work, and why some writers can't just change random things about their character happily like others can. there are a few anons here who are simply not understanding why this is so difficult for those of us who write differently, and i'm only trying to explain my case here.