Long Time, no?

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Well, I haven't said much for the last year or so, have I?

I guess it's hard to say much when there isn't much going on regarding this stuff.


Anyway, this is mostly to say that I'm not dead, though I also want to submit a question (which I might make into a poll):


How weird is it to live one's life in parallel to their imagination?

In particular, how unusual is it for someone to make their own characters and modify characters from other series, put them all into a different universe, and make one's own stories with all of these characters?  Is it also okay to have one such character mirror oneself (partially, at least) and to have a few moments in the story be attempts to "show oneself off" to these other characters?  Is it also normal to have those characters break the fourth wall once in a long while to basically comment on the guy who is making all of this stuff up in his head?

The motivation behind my asking this is that I've done this sort of thing for several years now, and I'm starting to wonder about myself.  I am not personally averse to continuing this, and I could try to argue that my success in academia is in part a result of this, but I thought I'd get other people's take on this.  I also figured I'd try to catalog some of those stories, even if I only do so offline, and this might be the first step to making me do it (and maybe even commission some artwork related to it).

I'll list more details if needed, but I'm not sure I want to describe everything just yet.  If you want to point and laugh, then go right ahead.

I'm just curious.
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My two cents:
It happens to me in a different way when it comes to roleplaying. Threading stories is a very human pastime (and maybe the most human pastime). Creating a character, a truly alive one, it's a form of art on itself.

Breaking the forth wall is something that I try to avoid. It tends a lot for them to break character, and forcing them into situationes they are not meant to. Sometimes I try to see the perspective of them. The duty-bound Elennarë, the uncompromising fervor of Griogri, or the serene demeanor of Namitha. To ask them in a distant manner, like a voice in the night. The cruel Einganam speaks in a mocking tone and Namitha answers readily. I get their viewpoints, and a better hang of their personalities.

Because them acknowledging me is a very complex issue. Is to tear the fictional foundations of their world, to break the rules that made them breathe life, and imposing not only my will, but my whims on them.

A couple of examples to clarify my point about acknowledging an author: Einganam doesn't work as character if he knows that I created his personality and past. Because knowing that he would reject his alliegance to his Godess and the whole cosmological pantheon, losing his ambitious drive and his pride. he is no longer Einganam.

I'm not saying you shouldn't. Namitha will surely be happier knowing me, but I think fiction is something that enrichs life, rather than existing in parallel. I grow and learn from my stories, from the act of creation, and the many influences that nurture and feed imagination, tales and lore. They enrich me, they make me better. But I think, that as complex and alive as fiction can be, your life is yours. And while this somewhat distanced, orthogonal mechanic works for me, maybe parallel fiction works better for you... All this talk was just to expose my perspective ^^;