I knew you once . . .
Sometimes characters slip away.
I don't know why it happens. I'm sure, when I wrote this character, I understood him and he served a purpose. But now he is falling flat. His lines are dull, uninteresting, and I have absolutely no idea why he won't talk to me.
His time has come. He is either off to the scrap folder (to live until needed--if I ever trust him again) or he has to get his act together and shed the moping puppet routine. There is no time left to be soft. I have thirty days left until I must turn in the book, so he must either pull his weight or go.
Ever write a character you remember loving in an early draft, but in subsequent drafts discover he/she just doesn't work in the story anymore?
I don't know why it happens. I'm sure, when I wrote this character, I understood him and he served a purpose. But now he is falling flat. His lines are dull, uninteresting, and I have absolutely no idea why he won't talk to me.
His time has come. He is either off to the scrap folder (to live until needed--if I ever trust him again) or he has to get his act together and shed the moping puppet routine. There is no time left to be soft. I have thirty days left until I must turn in the book, so he must either pull his weight or go.
Ever write a character you remember loving in an early draft, but in subsequent drafts discover he/she just doesn't work in the story anymore?
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Good luck with finishing the second book. Once Bitten absolutely rocks!
Thanks! ^_^