How do YOU get into character?

[Chronicron]

What I find helps me personally with some of the awkwardness is treating it like writing, not acting. Rather than impersonate someone I am writing about someone. I never really make myself the character, just act based on the best "what would they do" kinda guess. It's a bit vague, I suppose, but I find that little bit of distance helps a ton in easing into a character, particularly one less aligned with my iRL self (different race/gender/ideology/etc) or in an unfamiliar setting/situation.

pretty much this

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