Fay Weldon has never written a character profile.
‘I have never done such a thing. […] The complexity of it would defeat me.‘
Instead, she lets her characters grow as the story unfolds.
She breaks down their makeup like this:
🟠 ‘One quarter stereotype…
🟠 ‘One quarter myself…
🟠 ‘The third quarter a mélange of all the people I’ve ever known…
🟠 ‘And the final quarter? Sheer invention.’
But she also reminds us:
‘There is no one way of doing anything.‘
Plenty to chew on here. Does this resonate with you, or is it the opposite of how you approach character creation? Let’s chat in the comments! ⬇
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