When I begin to write a novel, short story or novella, I first try a come up with a character people can relate to. I write about people that are close to me, people that have aspects that mean something to me. This allows me to write deep, personal relationships that feel natural. The characters are not completely fictional to me. I connect to them as if they were the people that I have known for so long. Unfortunately this does have a down side. If I create an important character in a story, and if something happens in my personal life to change my view of that person, it can make it very difficult for me to keep writing about that character. At times it could be downright impossible, but it’s my process and it works well for me.
Now I’m not saying this is what every writer does or should do. What I’m saying is that every writer reveals him or herself in his or her work in some way or another. Writing is a window into one’s soul. I don’t recall who first wrote that, but truer words were never written.
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