July 11, 2019
Body Image in Fiction: “Body is in the Eye of the Author.”
When it comes to body image, do authors write their main characters with figures similar to their own? Many authors write stories for the same reason readers read them—as a means to escape. So, if you’re large, do you create your hero/heroine with a smaller physique? Do authors automatically—naturally—create their main characters to be everything they (may) wish themselves to...