by J. Luke Bennecke
Apparently, I didn’t get the creator memo about crafting your protagonist within the picture of somebody apart from your self. Effectively, I did get the memo, simply a number of years after I’d written two novels with Dr. Jake Bendel main the cost. In that sense, he’s each little bit of who I wished to be if I had a magic wand and will’ve written my very own life’s story: a California skilled civil engineer, enterprise proprietor, fortunately married with an grownup daughter named Carlie. Somebody who, deep down, desires to go away a long-lasting legacy on Earth whereas doing his greatest to resolve large societal issues utilizing his engineering thoughts.
J. Luke Bennecke
By many accounts, undoubtedly not me. Related, however not. And in some ways, fully the other. Under, I invite you to permit me the privilege of sharing some behind-the-scenes data, that will help you get to know my favourite character somewhat higher.
1. What do you admire most about Jake? He hasn’t let his superstar standing go to his head. Each time somebody approaches and asks for an autograph, he’s shocked. Which, at first, is cool. Admiration from strangers would really feel good to most individuals. For some time. However it has the potential to show creepy. Particularly when individuals know extra about his non-public life than Jake expects them to. In a single scene, an aged admirer mentions how cute she thinks Jake’s grandson is. Superb, however she additionally is aware of the little man’s identify (Andrew). For higher or worse, now Andrew will develop up with a sure stage of superstar standing, whether or not he desires to or not. Many real-world superstar relations maintain important disdain for this unintended consequence of fame. To make certain, when this occurs, it does hassle Jake, however he goes with the circulation, coming off as a likable fellow, and burying his emotions of insecurity. Which is all a part of my private admiration for him.
2. What do you see as his flaws? I’ve given Jake a number of flaws. We’ll talk about two right here. First, his tendency to get movement illness has sadly warped right into a phobia of placing himself in conditions the place he’s more likely to get yanked round and manhandled. This, combined with gentle claustrophobia, makes for scenes laced with rigidity once I drop him right into a kidnapping scene, for instance, the place the terrorists cowl his head with a black hood and take him on a bumpy airplane experience. Or when he’s arrested and handcuffed by the FBI earlier than they herd him right into a crowded elevator that takes endlessly to ascend to a high ground. Secondly, each of Jake’s mother and father died when he was in his twenties, so I feel he missed out on having a powerful middle-aged father determine to mannequin for him what a faithful husband/spouse relationship entails. We uncover early in E-book One he had been briefly untrue to his spouse, Cynthia, however they have been working issues in and out the method of recommitting to 1 one other when she is misplaced in a tragic hearth. To me, this flaw is as humanly uncooked because it will get, however on the identical time, it allowed me to construct on him character-wise to point out the energy of his love for his spouse.
I hope you loved studying this little peek behind the scenes of my favourite protagonist, Dr. Jake Bendel.
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