When you read some books, you can tell right away that certain characters are favorites of the author. It doesn't necessarily mean that they show an undue favoritism -- like letting them constantly survive situations that they shouldn't -- but it could be something as simple as certain characters getting a lot more "screen time" than their role in the story warrants.
I have two "favorite" characters, both of them are minor characters. They don't get involved in all that many dangerous situations (in fact, one of them doesn't ever get in any hazardous scenarios).
Nevertheless, they're fun to write. Part of it is their attitude, some of it their sense of humor. Both characters in question are fairly sarcastic and irreverent; traits that I find very fun to write.
The first of these characters is Tommy McNally, a long-time friend of one of my main characters, Mark Roberts. Tommy is a bit of lech, bit of barfly, and at times seems to exist only to get Mark into troubling social situations. But when the chips are down and Mark needs someone to do him a big favor, Tommy steps up and delivers. Complaining a bit as he does so, but at the end of the day, he's there for Mark.
The other character is Kimi Sasaki, younger sister of a character Tori Sasaki. Kimi is both incredibly helpful and very frustrating for Tori to deal with. When Tori has a crush on another character, Kimi is more than happy to announce it to the character in question. Later, Kimi gives helpful advise for a date. She is the annoying younger sibling, that the older one really couldn't live without.
Do you have a favorite character to write? Is there a point of view or attitude that you just love to immerse yourself in and can write page after page of?
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