Correlative Character/Writer Growth as a Creative Hindrance
In attempting to write (admittedly sub-par) fiction, one aspect of writing that often frustrates me is my inability to construct consistently-relatable characters. Being somewhat of a reluctant egotist pertaining to this medium, I usually attempt to mold a protagonist in a way that seems interesting to me, the person constructing the narrative. At times like this, it's difficult to refrain from envying other individuals whose personalities are largely static. My mindset is undergoing a constant evolution, therefore characters that seemed endearing one or two years ago will probably endure extensive reconstruction or be discarded in their entirety because of the now-alien characteristics attributed to them by a past self.
Is it possible to establish comfortable finality in the rendition of characters, or are they, from their initial establishment onward, subject to perpetual modernization at the hands of their creators?