As we look into how our characters in our books are expressing themselves, how does that, in turn, make you think about how you express yourself?
In Dragon Heir my characters express themselves by the way they talk, how the act (treat others), through their magic, and by the internal conversations they have with themselves. With the two main characters, Madison and Jason, the majority of self expression comes from their internal conversations. By that I mean that when they got frustrated or scared, instead of sharing that feeling with others, they hold a conversation in their head with themselves. At first I thought this was an annoying way to write a book. Then I realized that I do that a lot, especially in situations where I need to be respectful or responsible. For example, if I am at work an a student/parent/teacher irrates me I can't just start swearing or yelling - so I keep a calm face and do it in my head. Crazy huh?
Another interesting way that my characters express themselves is through their magic. Each character has their own way of using their magic and it seems like how the magic comes out of them (real cold and cruel, or hot and explosive or calm) depends on their mood. I obviously don't have magic (I wish!) but I do make noises like grunts, growls, or hum or sing depending on what my mood. If I am really ticked I will growl instead of yell sometimes and if I am in a carefree mood I will hum a song or make up a song.
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