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Jul 8, 2024 16 min

Question 1118: Preventing Author Avatars

from The Every Day Novelist Hosted by J. Daniel Sawyer

Herb asks: A while back on Twitter you said you give every protagonist a feature you hate and even antagonist one you admire to prevent creating characters who are just your avatar in the story. What is your process for inserting them transparently and selecting the traits? What are some … The post Question 1118: Preventing Author Avatars appeared first on The Every Day Novelist.

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Herb asks: A while back on Twitter you said you give every protagonist a feature you hate and even antagonist one you admire to prevent creating characters who are just your avatar in the story. What is your process for inserting them transparently and selecting the traits? What are some examples from your work? Hadrian’s FlightInsensitivity ReadersRevenge of the SithSuave Rob’s Amazing Ass-Saving AssociationRaiders of the Lost Arkwww.storybundle.com/steampunk

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