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๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ?
- 22 November, 2025
- Emily Kimelman
I spend a ton of time thinking about that question. Itโs an occupational hazard since I spend so much time pretending to be someone Iโm not. Writing fiction is basically playing pretend as an adult...alone...now it's starting to sound sad. ๐
But it's not! It's challenging, fascinating, and the perfect excuse to spend lots of time thinking about questions like...๐๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ?
I read a lot of memoirs, and I interview people, and I try to put myself in their shoes.
When Iโm figuring out a character, I donโt look in the mirror at them, I look down at their feet. I need to figure out where they stand. What they care aboutโnot their reflection, but their truth. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
When I look at where Sydney Rye stands, I see that she canโt help but exact justice with a vengeance. It is the essence of her nature. Love and anger drive Sydney. Love for the underdog, and anger at anyone who uses their power to oppress rather than uplift.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐โ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐๐จ๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐จ ๐๐ค.
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