Writers: have you ever felt your characters to be real, breathing people?

Writers: have you ever felt your characters to be real, breathing people?
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Completely. That is what I believe to be the mark of a story with exceptional characters. Every once in a blue moon, when something like that happens, it reminds me why I love to write. Writing brings out the fantasy, created in the ever working cove of your imagination, but at the same time, they are so real. That is why Harry Potter has become such a cultural phenomenon. J.K. Rowling was able to write in such a way that when Sirius Black died, people felt a genuine loss. If you can create a character like that, then you must be an exceptional writer.
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