I recently saw a great post by Astra over @A Stranger’s Guide to Novels where she introduced her NaNo character Ophelia. Since I am still miles away from having plotted and thought through my own NaNo novel Dreamer (which I shortly introduced here), I took the chance and now want to talk a little more about my main character Wick!
Full Name: Wick 0308
Age: 26 years
Job: Monitor
Wick is a Dreamer. Despite what it may sound like, Dreamers don’t actually have dreams of their own, they analyze, monitor and control dreams of humans. It is their whole purpose of being, all they ever do in life. However, Wick is different. He may not dream during the night, but he dreams big when it comes to his own life.
In Dreamer-society there are four categories/jobs people get put in. Their fate is decided among “creation”/”birth”, but if unhappy they can take assessment tests on their birthdays to get put into a different group. Wick’s always been a Monitor. That means he watches people’s dreams as they play out and theoretically intervenes when they don’t go according to plan, which has never happened in all of his life.
The other categories consist of the Council, a select few who make the executive decisions for Dreamer-kind, the Analysts, the people who take a look at a person’s data and calibrate the dream accordingly, and the Field Agents. Agents get to go into the dream landscape and interact with humans. It’s the most prestigious and dangerous job in Dreamer-society and the one Wick always wanted to have. He’s taken the test six times now, but he either failed or the results were inconclusive. Still, he doesn’t give up.
Character: Wick is very confident and even though he is not like other Dreamers, he is liked by many of them. Social life among the society is very limited, but he is the kind of person that can always bring life to the party. Some of his friends have tried to set him up with girls, but dating among Dreamers isn’t very romantic. They do get to choose their mate, but have to be approved by the Council. So far Wick wasn’t interested enough in anyone to put up with the hassle.
Mannerisms: Ruffles through his hair when nervous or embarrassed
Appearance: see photos! The first one is of him at his job (= clearly unhappy), the second one of the life he wants to lead.
So, that was it for now. I hope you’ve gotten a clearer picture of my main character through this. I’d love to hear your thoughts!! I’ll soon post a character profile for Clara, so, stay tuned!
I’d let him monitor my dreams. ;). Nice characterization – can’t wait to meet more!
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Me too! I’m already majorly into him. 😀
Thank you! I’ll make sure to post more soon!
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This looks so interesting. I would totally read this book 😀 . I loved the actor you choosed for Wick’s appearance (not that I’ve seen any of his shows because I haven’t)
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I’m so glad that you like the idea!! I’m not sure how I’ll actually explain everything in the story itself but I’m excited to write it soon.
His real name is Scott Michael Foster. So you’ve never glimpsed at Greek, Chasing Life or Blood & Oil? That’s mainly where I know him from.
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I know who he is because I read TV shows sites like TVLine but I never watched any of that shows. The only thing I saw with him was when I tried to watch the Frozen arc on OUAT
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Right! I forgot all about that! 🙂 I think he looked like Kristof, but I still liked him best in Chasing Life.
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I wanted to watch Chasing Life but I already know what happened to him and that the show got canceled so I don’t know if I’m going to watch it
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Yeah, I get that. I didn’t end on a good note and that makes me really sad. They needed another season, because the ending they did provide was shit.
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I read on TVLine how the show would end. They tried everything to get a movie but you know how ABC Family is. I’m still mad that I didn’t get a Chloe King movie because it ended in a big cliffhanger
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I know how you feel. Have you watched Valentine by any chance? That was cruel. They ended it mid-season with a huge cliffhanger. I was devastated. (But it was on the cw)
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I haven’t but that’s why I try not to watch new shows. I tend to be invested in them and they are canceled without a proper ending so I only watch when I know that they will have a 2nd season 😛
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That’s a good strategy, I’m just too curious to do it. Hahaha
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😀 i’m so excited for you 😀 you seem to have a clear picture of your character’s history, goals, etc and that’s awesome. Good luck planning the plot, only what? A week to go?;)
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Thank you! I’m really excited too. It’s all starting to shape up in my head and I’m giddy to start writing soon.
The NaNo kick-off event in my town is on Halloween and they said to dress up as a literary character. I’m so torn! I’m considering going as a Shadowhunter, but I don’t exactly know how that would look other than me wearing a lot of black and drawing runes on myself.
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i think that would be the gist of it… right? I mean, black and runes and weapons… that’s not much more 😛
isn’t there any characters from the night circus that you would like to go as?
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I’m a little concerned about the weapons for Shadowhunters. Where do you get that sort if thing?
I love the Night Circus but I don’t think I can get 18th century clothing on such short notice. I’m not sure what the exact date was, but it didn’t play in the present tense.
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ok, you could find something that passes for a steel and wip (because i’m guessing that a fake seraph blade would be tricky)
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But I want a bow and arrow like Alec, not a whip like Izzy. People will think I’m a dominatrix. lol
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LOL!!! ok, bow and arrow, that should be doable, right? costumes stores? renting places? a toy from a cousin?
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We’ll see. They said you could always come as one of your own characters. I wouldn’t even really have to dress up for that hahaha
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but wouldn’t it be less fun if you don’t dress up?
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Not even a third of third of the people from last year was dressed up. It’s hosted in an empty dance studio without heating, so you kind of have to consider that as well
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And we all just sit there with our laptops haha
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ok… not what I was expecting… if you do go as shadowhunter, you’d have to be careful to stay warm :S
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That’s exactly what I’m worried about. We have loads of tea, but still, I don’t want to get a cold lol
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you could always go as Cath from Fangirl, during winter, aka, when she wears all the scarves and socks… 😛
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Yep, Fangirl is always an option 😀
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I like him lots. We’d get on.
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Glad to hear it!
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So this is such a good story idea! Really cool and I love the whole idea about Wick just having to sit and watch people’s dreams all night long! I actually can’t wait to read more posts about this story and Wick seems (and looks) awesome already.
I am really glad you decided to do your own post for this- yours is like 10x better than mine hahahahaha😂
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Mine isn’t better at all, it’s just different!
But I am glad you inspired me to do the post! I don’t think I really would have thought this through properly without your post. I’m getting more and more excited about writing Dreamer 😀
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I guess your right 🙂
And you should be excited! (Well if you can be if you want to be but you know) Dreamer seems like a really awesome idea, I can’t wait to hear know about your progress!
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Thank you! I think NaNo is going to be a lot of fun. I’ll make sure to post about my progress on a regular basis!
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Yes I can’t wait!
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A-ha. So there’s a double meaning behind Dreamer as the title. This I like. 🙂
Wick sounds like a cool guy. Driven to get what he wants, a bit cynical of the system he lives in… Does he get restless or bored with the work he does as a Monitor, since it’s not what he really wants to do? Also, what would you say his flaw(s) is/are?
I’ve never heard of the actor before, but he looks like a much younger Matthew McConaughey.
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He easily gets bored with his job, unless the person has a really cool action-packed dream … mostly people don’t have those though. He is a bit reckless and doesn’t really stick to rules. Also, he can be very selfish, which is especially bad, since he lives in a society that doesn’t really have me-time.
The actor’s name is Scott Michael Foster. He’s been on Chasing Life, Greek, Once Upon a Time and as of late Blood & Oil. I liked him best as Leo on Chasing Life though.
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Your novel sounds super interesting! So does Wick (cool name, by the way). What’s your NaNo username? I’ll add you as a buddy.
Thanks for stopping by Writing on a
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Thank you 🙂
Hahahaha we already are NaNo buddies (but my username is Kat_Impossible).
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Yes, of course we are. I knew that. Sorry…I’ve been scatterbrained for the last few days.
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No worries! It happens to me all the time 😉
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This DEFINITELY sounds like a book I would read (and love)! I hope NaNo is very successful for you!
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Thank you! So happy to hear that! I am cautiously optimistic that everything will go smoothly. 😀
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Nice intro to Wick. And good luck at Nano!
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Thank you for both! Are you attending as well?
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Yep. My first year and I’m raring to go. I’ve been organizing my life for a month. If you’re interested in buddying, my username is D. Wallace Peach. I’ll buddy you back. If not, no sweat. I have no idea how this all works anyway! 🙂 Ha ha. Have a great Sunday.
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It’s your first year? That’s great!! It’s my second time around and I am really looking forward to it. Don’t worry about it though, it’s a lot of fun and not as stressful as some people make it out to be. I mostly worked in the evenings and into night and I managed just fine. If I could do it, so can everyone else!
I added you as buddy (my username is Kat_Impossible).
Have a great Sunday as well!
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I just buddied you. Looking forward to cheering you on 🙂
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So I had to jump over here because of the teaser you left in your Leibster award post today and omg I want to read this book. First off because it sounds amazing. Second off, it’s totally up my alley. Anytime someone mentions dreams or dreaming my ears perk up. The manuscript I’m working on right now is titled Dreamweaver. So yeah, your whole premise, I’m so on board for! Lol!!
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YAS! Thank you! I am so happy you like the idea! I love everything that has to do with dreams, if you ever want to check out a couple of my chapters, I put them on Wattpad:
https://www.wattpad.com/myworks/59626695-dreamer
Uh, Dreamweaver sounds like a cool title! Do you mind sharing the premise?
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I will definitely check out your chapters!! Clicked over and opened in a new tab now!!
Thank you for your interest in Dreamweaver!! Well, it’s a YA Fantasy/Sci-Fi. If you’re willing to click through, I posted the synopsis and a snippet in my post The 7/7/7 Challenge http://nicoletteelzie.com/2015/12/14/the-777-challenge-a-writers-tag/
I have a couple more chapters until finishing this draft! So close!! *clappy hands*
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I am sure you can do it and finish the draft! I’ll head over and check it out right now!!! Thanks for the link 😀
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