One of my current manuscripts features characters that are things. Now, when I play out the story in my head, I see it flowing smoothly with the characters doing each action gracefully. Then, I think to myself, "If these things walk, won't they need legs? Wait a minute! They can't have legs, that's just weird." I have no clue what goes on in the illustration world, so my fears might be totally unfounded.
After having these thoughts, I went to the library and checked out the book Chopsticks, which of course is about two human-like chopsticks. In the story, many other objects have arms and legs, and this helped me see the future of my characters. I guess objects can have arms and legs. Reading Chopsticks also made me realize that I might like writing about objects as much as humans or animals.
What are some of your favorite books that feature main characters that are objects?
I quite enjoyed Terry Pratchett's "The Colour of Magic" -- it had a sword in the stone that was a talking sword, and was quite cheeky if I remember correctly. :)
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