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Welcome to another week of the MFRW 52-week challenge. The topic is "Your characters: More fun to write idealists or pragmatists?" 

First a brief definition of the two philosophies. Idealism is the belief that we should adopt moral principles, even if they have negative effects on our lives. Pragmatism, on the other hand, is a rejection of idealism. If the idealist's principles get in the way, the pragmatist does whatever is deemed as practical, with no concerns for morality.

Since this is a writer's post, it could be the difference between two characters. One a pragmatic, realistic person and the other an idealistic, visionary. As to whether one is the hero and the other the person he is in conflict with, that remains to be determined by the character. And it also depends on the scene. There is not necessarily a hard line between the philosophies.

I can't answer whether a pragmatist or a realist is more fun as I don't consciously think of it when I am writing. And fun might not necessarily be the correct word. Writing them would be more a level of of difficulty than of pleasure.

~till next time, Helen

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