October Novel Prep Challenge

That's really neat! There have been times I've drawn my characters as well. My characters for my current story (for NaNo) and the plot has come from a dream. I've only used someone from real life once in a story and it was my best friend at the time. She was one of the bravest people I knew and I loved her distinct look and she fit perfectly with the type of heroine I needed in my story.

I definitely use some elements of my own personality in the main character. Sometimes it's more, sometimes it's less.