Writers in General

Writer Anevay here.
     Writers in general are usually people who (this is my opinion, just by the by) are usually on the outskirts. They observe and write and are normally very quietly enthusiastic or (occasionally) crazy people that are secretly brilliant and most others don't understand. They don't feel like they fit in, and find that in writing. They connect with their characters and their worlds--a place of refuge, in a sense. They have creative minds that, unless put on paper, are viewed as strange. Or at least, their personalities can be.
     In my writing club at school, for example, almost everyone is a little strange (including me) but have creative and clever minds that are brilliant in their own sense. They're smart and know what they're talking about when it comes to what they write on. They relate things to writing and are skilled at more than just writing, but they don't exactly fit in, either.
     You have to have a very creative mind to write Fantasy, for example. Elves, dwarves, yada ya--classic Fantasy, right? Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, even Chronicles of Narnia, and so many others left unnamed. All are classic fantasies. The originals from whence all others came.
     As a writer, I also believe that you should have a bit more insight into a person and not judge. You can look at someone and, from the way they act or dress or from their friends, you can evaluate each and realize that they are the way they are because of their situation in life. You can look at someone who is a pessimist, doesn't care about their personal hygiene, doesn't care how they dress or act, rarely talks and when they do it's to make a comment on something no one knows about or if someone asks them to repeat themselves, they mutter something about 'never mind' and put their head down, not making eye contact. You should be able to look at someone like that and sympathize that there must be a story behind the desolate eyes that makes them act the way they do. Family problems, not fitting in, the way they're treated or their self esteem.
     A writer makes imperfect characters on purpose. Flaws in character, imperfect appearances and actions. The writer understand their characters, why they're like that, and still care about them despite their imperfection. Imperfection is a sign of humanity. No one is perfect. If you can make an imperfect character and love them for their flaws, how can you look at someone who doesn't think much of themselves, has flaws like anyone else, and not care? Everyone has worth. It's been proved in characters that were not well-liked or look the best. How can you not sympathize and try to help? You want your character to be understood and loved, they want to be understood--doesn't a real person want that same thing? Don't they want  it more?
     Writers should not be judgmental. They understand the motives behind the most evil villain and love that villain anyway. They know why the villain is like that. If you look deeper, you can see the motive and story behind someone and be more tolerant. Just like you tolerate your characters.
     And so, writers in general are anyone. We all have abnormalities, and in our own way, we're all weird. Weird is good. Weird makes diversity.
     Can you understand people like you do a character? I suppose that's the real test of a writers ability to write and understand realistically.
    -Anevay