Who's In Charge?

Caught in a Google haze once more, I found myself reading some interesting Agent blogs. I came across one that posed the question; Do you own your characters or do your characters own you?





I read many comments following the post supporting this phenomenon. Of course I commented giving my feelings on the subject. The ridiculousness of it all tickled my cranky bone. Here are a few common complaints I've read:





"My main character just threw a wrench into my whole plot."





"I'm trying to...