User blog:MayaSerena/Out of Character

Sometimes the stories I write have canon characters acting unlike their usual selves. So do other writers.

Some people complain about this.

While I can understand wanting a favorite character to behave as they always do, sometimes the story demands otherwise. Besides, nobody behaves with perfect consistency all of the time. Life circumstances are altered, traumatic events happen, it rains when sunshine was expected. People change to handle the circumstances. This is growth. Sometimes, though, they have to act differently in a hurry. Especially for the purposes of a particular story line.

I've figured out a way to get away with this by messing with the characters' brain chemistry.

One character in my main story is now on medication. Another was born male but is now in a female body and affected by the hormonal change.

Messing with characters' heads is fun! *muwahahahahahahah*

Your thoughts?

MayaSerena (talk) 00:46, April 12, 2011 (UTC)