Let the Raven decide
Starting to write scenes for book #3 of The Metaframe War series, The Dragon's Den.
The design is complete, except one thing troubles me - a decision by the Raven made near the end of the book.
The decision and the motivation for it doesn't quite ring true for me, and at the moment I'm not sure what they should do.
So, I'm going to trust that the Raven knows what they want and will tell me in due course.
This is a first for me, trusting that a character is mature enough and well developed enough to tell me - the author - precisely what they really want to do.
This is where design shifts to inspiration.
And I'm going with that.
The design is complete, except one thing troubles me - a decision by the Raven made near the end of the book.
The decision and the motivation for it doesn't quite ring true for me, and at the moment I'm not sure what they should do.
So, I'm going to trust that the Raven knows what they want and will tell me in due course.
This is a first for me, trusting that a character is mature enough and well developed enough to tell me - the author - precisely what they really want to do.
This is where design shifts to inspiration.
And I'm going with that.
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May 06, 2017 08:51AM
Yes!!! This is what it is all about! Thanks for being a great author and staying true to your characters, and allowing them to be that to which you created them to be.
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Sheila wrote: "Yes!!! This is what it is all about! Thanks for being a great author and staying true to your characters, and allowing them to be that to which you created them to be."Thanks Sheila.
Doesn't it feel great to just let go and watch the characters go where they need to go? Liberating, man.
Michael wrote: "Doesn't it feel great to just let go and watch the characters go where they need to go? Liberating, man."It's a positive step.
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