As I wrap up my ninth Jim West mystery, I wonder how I should age my character. My first book came out in 2010, and here it is 2022. My character has aged only seven years. I know it's fiction, and I can do whatever I want, but I often wonder if the reader likes the characters to remain essentially the same throughout a series, or if they like seeing the character age along with them. I try to keep his personality the same and the stories similar length, but I do like to bring in different characters and settings. The age thing, though, has me wondering. Should I be aging Chubbs, his pet dog, too? I've looked at other series and some authors age their characters and some don't. I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts. - Bob
Award winning author Bob Doerr grew up in a military family, graduated from the Air Force Academy, and had a career of his own in the Air Force. Bob specialized in criminal investigations and counterintelligence gaining significant insight into the worlds of crime, espionage, and terrorism. His work brought him into close coordination with the security agencies of many different countries and filled his mind with the fascinating plots and characters found in his books today. His education credits include a Masters in International Relations from Creighton University. A full time author, he has published fourteen mystery/thrillers. He has been selected by the Military Writers Society of America as its Author of the Year. The Eric Hoffer Awards awarded No One Else to Kill its first runner up to the grand prize in the category of commercial fiction. Two of his other books were selected as finalists for the Eric Hoffer Award in earlier contests. Loose Ends Kill and Another Colorado Kill were awarded Silver medals for Fiction/mystery by the Military Writers Society of America. Another Colorado Kill received the silver medal for general fiction at the Branson Stars and Flags national book contest in 2012. He has written four novellas for middle grade readers in his The Enchanted Coin series, which he wrote with his granddaughter. Bob lives in Garden Ridge, Texas, with Leigh, his wife of 49 years, and Cinco, their ornery cat.
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