To want to cosplay your own characters?
One part of my writing i've not owned up to before is that I try to imagine myself as the main protagonist, whether it's Nena, Peaches, Gaby or the latest addition, Trixie. By imagining that I am those individuals I get a better feel for how they will react, talk etc.
But I now find myself so taken with the newest character I've found myself wanting to cosplay her! Weird already? I've even found myself thinking of getting some extra piercings to actually be her! So if you you are around this neck of the woods and think you've seen Trixie maybe you will have!
Anyone else get so sucked in by their own writing? Or someone else's of course, do you secretly pretend you are Cathy Cameron and dress like her? Or are you a Frills girl in lolitta mode?
I'll be running a competition on these lines in the next few weeks.
Ttfn
Mads
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Perfectly natural
Perfectly natural for an author to put themselves into the role of one of their characters. How else does one decide what that character would naturally do.
As for cosplaying, it seems unusual but it is after all, only an extension of putting yourself into character.
But cosplay is certainly not wrong by any stretch of the imagination. Only things which do harm should be considered "wrong".
I agree with Charlotte. I
I agree with Charlotte. I get into my characters too. Would I like to cosplay them? Yep!
I've never been a big one.......
For cosplay, although I can see the fun in it. But unfortunately, it has no appeal for me - my psychological assessment for the US Navy (mandated due to my access to special weapons) indicated that I have a fixation with reality.
That always bothered me until a few years ago when my US Navy approved therapist explained that it doesn't imply that I have no imagination, but rather that I have an active imagination with a strong tether to the real world. In other words, I can and do use my imagination - but have a distinct defining line between what is real and what is not.
What I have found is that my imagination tends to run more along the lines of an expansion or extension to reality, rather than pure fantasy. I can look at something and extrapolate possibilities from that point, or I can take a concept and imagine where it could go or how it could impact the world. But pure fantasy is not something that spawns from my imagination.
Add in the fact that I am ultimately too conservative to even contemplate being Trixie, and well........ I think you get the idea.
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D. Eden
“Hier stehe ich; ich kann nicht anders. Gott helfe mir.”
Dum Vivimus, Vivamus
I think life is too short so
If you want to imagine yourself expressing Trixie or acting on it, I say go for it. Most of my regrets are for things not done vs overdone. I think it is a great research tool for you, and it might scratch an itch. It could be addictive though. Best wishes whatever you decide, and love your stories anyway.
It's a great story plot in of itself. A writer enacting their characters and leading to real life adventures is common in a lot of genres.
One other thought I had. If millions of people cosplay other writer's characters, why could it possibly be wrong for the author to cosplay their own characters?
It seems to work
Just don't shave off your eyebrows ! (^J^)
Karen
wild and free
Just like the vanilla's in your story, you envy Trixie's wildness and freedom. Just being a pedaling grandmother showing up the youngsters isn't wild enough for you.
A cross dresser could be considered to be cos playing their own character, yet this can be cathartic, in getting in touch with suppressed parts of ourselves. Go for it.
if only
Number one did have offspring - sigh. She seems determined to not become a mother so alas I will never be a grandparent.
Madeline Anafrid Bell
Me too
If it is wrong to fantasize about your characters, then I plead guilty. But cosplay? At 6'2", 235 lbs, and 62 years old I will definitely not be dressing/cosplaying as a 14 year old girl/trans girk.