If you had to switch lives with a fictional character for a week, who would you choose?
I’ve read too many fictional books that it’s hard to think of a certain character to swap lives.
Some of those characters stayed with me, like Jane Eyre.
By the way Jane Eyre was the first novel I read and studied for my English degree. I loved this book, and later I read more by Charlotte Bronte.
I liked other fictional characters too: Anne Shirley, Judy Abbot, and others I can’t remember right now.
But honestly, I can’t imagine swapping lives with any. My imagination can’t work on this idea.
Perhaps it’s because these characters belong to someone else; their authors.
I believe writers temporarily swap lives with their characters, to make them come alive on the page.
And as you read, you become an invisible guest hiding under a magical cloak; seeing things, but not seen.
So perhaps the best option is to write a book and create your own story.
Hopefully, one day, I will.
With fiction–and–characters thoughts,
Nahla
Wow, loved reading your analogy 👌
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Thank you
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I wouldn’t swap lives with characters either- they have their own lives and their story. Swapping would affect the story the author is telling.
I don’t know if the author is swapping lives with their characters- I think they start to live in the worlds of their characters. Those characters come alive, and they are the ones telling you how to write your novel. While I was writing my book that still isn’t finished, that is exactly what was happened- the characters were telling me what to do, and I let them.
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I don’t know but probably the author at some point might get into character at some point while writing. I hope you finish your book soon. Thank you for reading and for your comment.
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