A few more ways my characters have my traits
In "Damsel in the Red Dress"
- Jinho likes to pretend to be annoyed by his loved ones (okay it's just Andrew but still)
- Alicia can't stand the smell of peonies and struggles to draw them. She also makes weird art that are odd colors or combinations of animals with other things like fire etc.
- Etan (yes that jerk) doesn't like working in warm tones in his artwork, just like me (though I do so occasionally, it's not my preference)
- Mrs. Moon has been business and work oriented since her teenage years (I have been, for basically as long as I can remember, but I started professionally in my teens)
In "Rigamarole"
- Leia is a weird combo of girly girl and tomboy that has just always been her state of existence
- Both Riley and Leia suffer from depression, and Riley's eating disorders is inspired by my own struggles in my earlier teens.
In "A Dozen Morning Glories"
1, Essence and Dominic are both darker-skinned and have dealt with colorism because of it (yes, colorism is an element of this story)
2. Dominic is short (TT) and his siblings are his best friends
3. Erika isn't too good at taking constructive criticism about her novels (but fortunately i've grown out of this, it was a very real issue for me not-so-long ago)