WIP Challenge - Check In Day 7 - Tuesday

[the_rck]

Poll #16604

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Yesterday and today I

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planned
2 (28.6%)

researched
1 (14.3%)

wrote
4 (57.1%)

sent to beta
0 (0.0%)

edited
0 (0.0%)

posted
0 (0.0%)

rested
0 (0.0%)

did something else
2 (28.6%)

The way I feel about that is

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Mean: 4.43 Median: 5 Std. Dev 1.18

Terrible 1		0 (0.0%)
2		1 (14.3%)
3		0 (0.0%)
4		2 (28.6%)
5		3 (42.9%)
6		1 (14.3%)
7		0 (0.0%)
8		0 (0.0%)
9		0 (0.0%)
Wonderful 10		0 (0.0%)

Do you ever write different interpretations of the same character? This could mean anything from different backstories for the details not in canon to different motivations to different romantic/sexual partners.

I do, and I don't. There tend to be some things I view as intrinsic to the character and some things that vary from story to story. I like to think that the characters remain recognizably the same person and true to what we see in canon, but they're frequently shaped by different events.

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[linaewen]

I usually keep my interpretations basically the same, but I have gone the other way a few times when it fit the story I was writing. One or two of my characters are often seen one way by many in the fandom, while I interpret their characters a slightly different way, so I always have the option of writing them as others see them, as a variation. But I prefer not to do that, because then they aren't "my" characters. ;-)

[samuraiter]

For me, that often depends on pairing details. If you're trying to match characters who have little to no interaction in canon, it can take a fair bit of creativity to make it work, but it often means you have carte blanche on several points.