Of course. It's why people write fanfiction for thirty years about the same characters! It's why I won't read badly characterised fanfic about series I adore. It's why I stop reading certain comic book series for long periods and then leap on them with joy when another writer takes over or they are rebooted. It's why I don't much like TV series remakes and why I would never, ever watch certain film remakes. It's why, when a character I adore in a series of books starts going in the 'wrong' direction or does things that seem to me, in my little privileged bubble, distinctly out of character, I stop reading. (Looking at you, Katherine Kurtz.)
And, I am deeply invested in some of my own characters - indeed, the latest project started, a long time ago, on a 'how did X meet Y' basis. Changing them is so hard, even when its necessary.
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Of course. It's why people write fanfiction for thirty years about the same characters! It's why I won't read badly characterised fanfic about series I adore. It's why I stop reading certain comic book series for long periods and then leap on them with joy when another writer takes over or they are rebooted. It's why I don't much like TV series remakes and why I would never, ever watch certain film remakes. It's why, when a character I adore in a series of books starts going in the 'wrong' direction or does things that seem to me, in my little privileged bubble, distinctly out of character, I stop reading. (Looking at you, Katherine Kurtz.)
And, I am deeply invested in some of my own characters - indeed, the latest project started, a long time ago, on a 'how did X meet Y' basis. Changing them is so hard, even when its necessary.