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The Problem of Vision
A writer has the liberty to create a work for whatever purpose they are aiming for.
But what happens when the author's vision overrides the creative and character integrity of the story?
Discuss!
Tete DePunk
If an author is too wrapped in the grandeur of their vision, the story, followed by the characters, falls flat.
Fortunus Games
That is very true! We saw that this year when you decided to get rid of some of your characters, such as Zindel and Kai.
One of the reasons why the protagonist of your novel, "70 Fierce Years," Andrei, works so well is because you never got carried away by the grandeur of your vision.
He is simply just himself. He's not defined by his time period, his station in life, or the aesthetics of his story. He's allowed to be himself and you let his voice guide you as you write. That's why he feels so alive.
R.N. Roveleh
Starting a story from from a theme or a plot idea can make
for a remarkable and original piece. But if you want
your characters to feel real, ask yourself not what "a
soldier" or "an introvert" or "a medieval woman"
would do, but what your character would do. We are
not labels, but the sums of our experiences, so however
grand the scope of your work is, don't lose this from sight.
However obvious it sounds, it's often easy to lose
ourselves in grand visions or, conversely, in our own
minds, and forget that we want our characters to be their
own individuals, not pawns of plots, or messages, or
reflections of ourselves.
Yukta Muniraj
It is true that happens at times when you are writing a character. You lose their style of personality as you write.
It takes consistency to stay with the character and even your mind has to think like that character when you write.
When our concentration breaks or motivations come down, I feel that an author's vision overrides the character.
I feel the best way to get over this is to take some time off, think about it, and resume when you feel you are ready to dive into the mind of the character.
Chaitali Nath
I believe that's not very real work if it loses the integrity.
Just like people who have no integrity of their own, no morals, are not people to be trusted or laid back on, stories like that don't hold much ground.
Fortunately or unfortunately, I've had the chance to read certain stories of this kind, and according to me, they feel very superficial and absolutely lack even the slightest of gravitas that a story should have.
While I understand the point about an author's liberty, it's just that we authors are only makers and delivery personal of these people and their worlds, not their owners or masters, who can/should throw them around like objects to fulfill our own motives.
A lot of people need to understand that every character that is created is a real thing in itself, even though it might just be in your mind at that point in time, it's just as real as a living, talking human being, and it must be allowed to grow naturally through its own path.
I'm sure most characters will surely reach where we expect them to, and even if they don't, they'll reach where they're best fitted, and that'll be more than enough.
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