Oh, I borrow names frequently just as I borrow character traits from the people in my life to create my characters. It's all part of that 'writing what you know' belief I hold.
I'm writing Laine from the flipside of that equation in many ways, she's human and perfectly mortal but she's involved with someone who isn't. The 'here and now' tactic she uses towards loving him is tempered with the knowledge that she has the easy end of the deal. She gets her forever, he gets to cope with the reality that someday she'll be gone and he'll still go on. Angst? Sure, but there's a lot of happiness to be had too.
I think you're doing a great job balancing out the various parts on Quinn's life. (I've been poking around reading a lot this afternoon) She comes across as very realized and fleshed out for a fictional character.
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Date: 18 Jul 2008 08:46 pm (UTC)I'm writing Laine from the flipside of that equation in many ways, she's human and perfectly mortal but she's involved with someone who isn't. The 'here and now' tactic she uses towards loving him is tempered with the knowledge that she has the easy end of the deal. She gets her forever, he gets to cope with the reality that someday she'll be gone and he'll still go on. Angst? Sure, but there's a lot of happiness to be had too.
I think you're doing a great job balancing out the various parts on Quinn's life. (I've been poking around reading a lot this afternoon) She comes across as very realized and fleshed out for a fictional character.