In celebration of Chapter Four being complete here's a question for you:
Which one of the main cast is the most difficult to write and which one is the easiest? Also, which one better represent your personality?
Can't wait to play the update when it releases!
Hello, sorry for taking super long to answer this. 😅
Of the main cast, the hardest to write is definitely Brandon/Beatrice. It's a combination of:
being the newest member of the group in terms of development (Cordelia and Cham existed way earlier than B did)
me just having a hard time writing antagonists in general (which is why B's sidequest is taking this direction very early on)
B not having much screen time yet (B would've had more screen time before the rewrite, but that's a whole can of worms)
me just taking a very long time to figure out characters (although I guess this doesn't apply to the IAC cast lol)
and I guess there's also this pressure now, considering B seems to be the most popular character despite being the least developed member of the group
For easiest, I don't think it's a surprise for most people that it's Wayne and Roselyna. Their dialogue just comes to me naturally, especially since they're part of the original trio in the original novel (along with Paddy), and because they're just so much fun to write... Which is funny, since I'm nothing like them as a child, and more like something I ideally wanna be like. I guess they're also partly the reason why MC & Twin are fairly easy to write, minus the bad relationship scenes/variations. Those are always painful and exhausting to write. I always write the positive/emotional variations first, and I have to actively repress those feelings before I can write the opposite variations.
Cham is also easy and fun to write, but also exhausting at the same time, so I don't think I can write Cham for long unlike Wayne and Rosie who's always in my head (but refuse to get into my dreams).
As for who represents me the most, I've already mentioned before that it's Paddy. But actually even more so now that Ate Paddy's an option and actively questioning their gender identity. Paddy has a lot more internal dialogue going on (which is why they're not as easy to write as Wayne or Rosie), but MC's rambly internal dialogue pretty much evolved from how I was writing Patrick before he got demoted from main character status. I'm not saying I'd act or look exactly like Paddy, but in essence, the story I'm writing is basically how Paddy would write it, if that makes sense. It's kind of like Paddy being content enough to watch over the twins (and experiencing the story through them), but would absolutely get wrecked if they went away.
Anyway, thanks for sending the ask and I hope the update was worth the wait!