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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Bickering characters
I’m fed up with my two lead characters. They are constantly at each other’s throat for no good reason. Seriously, I can’t write a scene without having them fight. I swear, if they don’t simmer down soon, I’ll kill them both. :-(
Let them bicker. Maybe they'll finally let on what they're bickering about, and then you can exercise your writerly authority and edit them to the point!
That’s exactly what I decided to do. By the way, the problem solved itself after a couple chapters, so everything is under control now. But thanks for the advice anyway, Alison!
I’m a mystery, science fiction and fantasy writer. I grew up in Shippagan, New Brunswick, but now lives in Prince George, British Columbia with my husband and two Scottish terriers. For those who are wondering how to pronounce my name, the H in Nathalie is silent, and Mallet is pronounced like ballet, the dance, but with an M.
The Princes of the Golden Cage is the first installment in the Prince Amir Mystery series. The third book in the series, Death in the Traveling City, is now available.
4 comments:
Heaven forbid! Don't do that! Bickering characters are so fun to read!
I agree. They are fun to read. But they also are a pain to write. :/
Let them bicker. Maybe they'll finally let on what they're bickering about, and then you can exercise your writerly authority and edit them to the point!
That’s exactly what I decided to do. By the way, the problem solved itself after a couple chapters, so everything is under control now. But thanks for the advice anyway, Alison!
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