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This is a sequel to the “Follow the Leader” comic. A lot of people have wondered why writers tend to feel like their characters have a life of their own when logically we’re the creators and thus have authoritative control over everything they say or do.

It’s kinda hard to explain but basically every character has wants, desires, fears, hates, loves, etc just like real people. If you give them a scenario to face, each one will react differently according to those traits. Sometimes writing like this can become intuitive, and when you’re writing you don’t consciously realize how it works... it just works.
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*Genisay Apr 22, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Can totally relate to that! The best characters I develop are the ones that tell /me/ about themselves and what they want to do, not the other way around. And trying to get them to do something they wouldn't normally do had mixed results; damn hilarious, or down right fail.
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~ZeCrazyAngel Nov 22, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Today I had a talk with a friend about 2 of my oc's and from what I said... I just remembered that page XD she said ''God I talk about your charactors like if they we're peoples ! THEY ARE FRIGGEN RP CHARACTORS !!!'' and I said ''I treat my oc's like real peoples'' XD made me think of that, how it's soo true what this says XD
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Mood: Humor ~Red-Rat-Writer Nov 13, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
XD,
THAT IS AWESOME!
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~SoulSilverHeartGold Sep 28, 2012  Student Digital Artist
This is so true. And so hard to explain to my freinds that aren't writers/graphic novelists.
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Mood: Wow! ~WhiteLigra Sep 25, 2012  Student
Totally! People give me weird looks when I tell them my characters aren't listening to me!
Glad I'm not the only one.
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~Funxnxsilly Aug 28, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
It's true, mine almost feel like real people.
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~PokeGurl853 Jul 30, 2012
I know that feeling. Heck, if I'm bored, I just think of a situation and start drawing my characters. Next thing ya know, they're either blushing or crying, laughing or shouting. One's hitting the other, etc.

These guys are my best friends. :)
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~Gundamfanatic123 Jul 11, 2012  Student General Artist
O.O Smores is a better idea! *pulls out graham crackers*

Yeah, I may be just a beginner when I'm writing stories, but I really try hard to make each and every character I make different from one another. It's difficult sometimes but I manage. I stopped thinking hard and started thinking while I wrote, and just let the creativity do the thinking and writing for me.
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Mood: Joy *xGhostwriterx Jun 20, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
OMG! I know. My characters have a life of their own to. >w<
I have started to write diferent situations and se how they react to it. Sometimes it's hilarious, and other times I just wanna slam my head against my desk. XD Save me a smores to okey? X3
And you are right, it just works that way.
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~SilvestianRose Jun 7, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
LOL this is so true XD, and yeah, you have to be a writer to get it. XD
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