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All right. As writers we need to make our characters outstanding. we create these characters out of our own imagination. But the best characters are based upon real people.
We all have people involved in our lives whom we remember for saying the right thing, doing the right thing, or otherwise being the person we need to SEE at a particular moment in time. They could have taught us a lesson. They could have shown us something we have or will remember for the rest of our lives.
We have the benefit of the memory, but what about the person? They deserve to be more than a nameless, faceless entity, enshrouded in the mists of our memory.
A "Caricature of Immortality" is a snapshot of that person. A tribute that will be upon paper for eternity. those people deserve nothing less. There have been many people in my life who has deserved a spot in my "hall of fame". What about you? Will you share one with us?
I've done this before on other forums. Most people say "I can't think of anyone". My response is: You would not be who you are without them. So come on. Paint them a word picture.
To whow you what I mean, I'll start.
We all have people involved in our lives whom we remember for saying the right thing, doing the right thing, or otherwise being the person we need to SEE at a particular moment in time. They could have taught us a lesson. They could have shown us something we have or will remember for the rest of our lives.
We have the benefit of the memory, but what about the person? They deserve to be more than a nameless, faceless entity, enshrouded in the mists of our memory.
A "Caricature of Immortality" is a snapshot of that person. A tribute that will be upon paper for eternity. those people deserve nothing less. There have been many people in my life who has deserved a spot in my "hall of fame". What about you? Will you share one with us?
I've done this before on other forums. Most people say "I can't think of anyone". My response is: You would not be who you are without them. So come on. Paint them a word picture.
To whow you what I mean, I'll start.