Do you fall in love with your hero?

This thread makes me think of another question, which is, do any of you imagine yourself as your heroine? I'd think that would play a role in how deeply you might fall in love with the male lead.

andiwrite said:

This thread makes me think of another question, which is, do any of you imagine yourself as your heroine? I'd think that would play a role in how deeply you might fall in love with the male lead.

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I fall in love with all my characters Some of my stories I do imagine myself as the protagonist--not all of them, but some.

In my hockey romance, I had a pretty serious crush on my hero. The female protagonist wasn't necessarily the same as me, though.

In my next book, the heroine was similar to me. She didn't end up with her crush, but with another character that is based on a person I don't personally have any interest in. That's the magic of fiction.

In my latest (on submission) I kinda have a special place in my heart for the geriatric ex-rocker who might be a basket case, or not. It's more about the complexity of the character now, than the hotness, I guess. Must be getting old.

I fall in love every time. In MM i usually love MC#2 harder, probably because i spend so much time in MC#1's head looking at him through rose-colored glasses.

With opposite-sex romances, i get it bad for both the MCs.

Quentin Nokov said:

I fall in love with all my characters Some of my stories I do imagine myself as the protagonist--not all of them, but some.

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Same here. I love all of them but I only feel IN love when I can picture myself "playing" the female. Weirdly enough, the females I picture myself as are usually the least like me, whereas I use a lot of my own traits in the characters I have a different muse for. Guess I do it as a way to detach and escape from my identity for a little while.
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