#PennedPossibilities 943 — Can you think of any real-life people who share traits with the characters in your WIP? How do these similarities affect your perception of the characters?

I steal certain traits and mix them up. I do this especially with antagonists. Both Dietrich from #FridaOfHamelin & Conrad from #AlsterDiamonds react in certain situations as I have seen real people react. I try to understand their motifs and then use this. It doesn't make them villains, but I don't really like 'em