What an interesting discussion.
I think the character I have the most problems with is Tempus. The very first story I wrote with Tempus (Disruptions In Time), I was so intimated that by his speach patterns that I didn't write a single word of dialogue by Tempus - which is quite a challenge when he is the bad guy in your story
. I think I portrayed him okay in The Big Couldn't and in Without A Superman. But it was a challenge.
I do remember when I wrote The People v. Clark Kent, having to write Jefferson Cole. I spent hours rewatching The People v. Lois Lane. I took notes on his expressions and would close my eyes and just listen to him talk - trying to think like him. Now, that was a challenge - especially since I don't think I had read any other fics with him as a main character (but I could be wrong about that).
