(Slight change of plans for tomorrow's signing- the Provident Bookstore grand opening has been moved back one week to November 15. All the times are still the same, as far as I know.)
I wanted to send a shout-out to my book club friends and tie in to my odd post title. Book Club met last night and my sweet friends read my newest book this month. So we talked about it and they gushed appropriately for my ego's sake. The hostesses made Indian food and the main hostess wore her Indian shirt.
They were so good to me, and I was really grateful. Also, one of my friends mentioned that she wants to be Isabelle when she grows up. Me too! I love Isabelle. She's all things that are smart and brave and clever. Her flaws and weaknesses only serve to make her that much more wonderful.
When I wrote her in the Civil War series she was little more than a secondary character, a good friend of one of my main characters. It didn't take long, though, for Isabelle Webb to leap to the foreground and there were times I had to hold her back a bit. By the end, she got lots of her own scenes.
So this series is for her. She's so wonderful, and I do say that without guile. This is not an autobiographical book- I only wish it were! But I've come to love this character so much and was so gratified to see that other readers love her too.
So my question for readers is this: have you ever read a character and thought, "Man! I wish I could be her/him!"
My question for writers is this: who's your favorite character you've written to date and why?
Or am I the only writer out there egotistical enough to be totally enamored of one of her own creations? ;-)
2 comments:
I think I fall in love with little bits of all my leading ladies. I certainly care deeply about them or I couldn't write their stories. To me the real satisfaction comes when a reader identifies with my characters. One of the nicest compliments I ever received was from a woman who said that when she finished When Tomorrow Comes, she felt like she should call up George and Jacey and invite them to dinner since they were such close friends.
That's so cool. That's one of the things I've always loved about getting lost in a good book. The people feel so real.
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