Alright trying hard to finish Charlie up so his last chapter will be up before the weekend. My big question, and it was asked of me, but I'm passing the buck. I've been writing all about Charlie, Barbara, Scott, Joe, Rick Jr, and Ben. Someone asked if they were based on real people. I will state the honest answer yes and no. I know, you are thinking that was as clear as mud. Let me explain.
Charlie - Charlie is a part of me. He is the hope, the curiosity, the desire, and alright he has my rotten luck on most things but at least his mistakes turn out well.
Scott - Well, meet the older me. The experience of my life, the history, the ability to see where you have been and try to help and reassure others.
Barbara - For the most part she is equal parts of my mother, my best friend, and one woman named Lee all rolled into one body. The earth mother and positive force in Charlie's life.
Joe - Some of the men I know who are really loving and caring for their children. You think sometimes that they only found in stories, but you find them in real life too and they are blended into Joe.
Rick Jr. - He is part of couple I know very well. He is all male, macho, but the total wimp when he is within two feet of his lover. In other words he is a whipped puppy when it comes to his "Ben".
Ben - he is sort of a conglomerate of a ideas and people but no one in particular.
Usually I am asked all sorts of questions. Now I am asking you, the readers one. Who do you see as these people? Would you create a drawing of them? If you see them as real people who might you cast to play them? I'm curious. So stop and think, after all this whole story takes place from September to December. Just four months from start to finish. Who do you see playing them or how do you see these characters. Please feel free to answer. Also if anyone has a suggestion on a design for the story especially now that it is nearly over, and some will only read it as a completed piece, what should greet them when they begin Accidents Happen?