could suddenly see for this person. So how would you succinctly describe your character’s broken theory of control? What’s the flawed belief they have about themselves and the human world that they cling onto, and that has come to largely define them? If it helps, you could think of it as a statement that begins in one of the following ways: The thing people most admire about me is . . . I’m only safe when I . . . The most important thing of all in life is . . . The secret of happiness is . . . The best thing about me is . . . The most terrible thing about other people is . . . The big thing I
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