Do you think writers need to experience something themselves to write it convincingly?
When you'r writing a story do u ever get attached to certain characters?and if one of your fav characters get criticized or disliked by readers how does that feel? Do u find yourself wanting to defend them?
I don't believe that at all! If that was the case, there wouldn't be any sci-fi or horror or fantasy... It's all about blending imagination with humanity and real-life experiences :)
I do get attached! But not in the way that they're void of criticism. I'd like to think I put a little bit of myself in every character I write, and I love people criticising characters! That means they're written in a way that they mean something to people experiencing them - whether positive or negative :)