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fighting with your characters
mare:
Did you ever find as you were writing that no matter how hard you try, your characters decided to go in a different direction than you previously intended?
This is happening to me right now. Suddenly one of them dropped a bombshell on me and I have literally been arguing with my own story for two days trying not to write what this story wants me to write! lol
I'm still not sure who is going to win but I know nine times out of ten, i'll just go with it and have to come up with a plan B.
Have you ever fought the urge and just written what you had always intended to? Or do you just go with your gut and hope the characters will guide you in the right direction?
Rose:
--- Quote from: mare on September 14, 2010, 03:52:03 PM ---Did you ever find as you were writing that no matter how hard you try, your characters decided to go in a different direction than you previously intended?
This is happening to me right now. Suddenly one of them dropped a bombshell on me and I have literally been arguing with my own story for two days trying not to write what this story wants me to write! lol
I'm still not sure who is going to win but I know nine times out of ten, i'll just go with it and have to come up with a plan B.
Have you ever fought the urge and just written what you had always intended to? Or do you just go with your gut and hope the characters will guide you in the right direction?
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Yep! In RMTW I originally did not have Nick telling Kevin first, or that early. I argued with him so much till I finally went with it. It was for the best, looking at it now lol, but at the time I was so irritated with him, cause I had it all worked out LOL. Same thing happened when he wanted Brian to know, my Nick character made that choice, not me lmao. Though that one I went with easier cause I agreed with him after awhile LOL.
Even though I argue with my characters, usually I go with them and hope it works out. I figure the muse/characters would know better how their story should be told.
TheDistantHeart:
I fight with my characters ALL the time. At the moment, I'm fighting with Nick in my fanfic Ice Cold Blood about how he's going to react when he and the other guys get unexpected visitors, whom they absolutely CAN'T use at that moment! I want to go for the calm reaction, but Nick wants to have a huge temper. And because of that, I can't start writing on the next chap and that means I'm not able to update. Damn you, Nick! >:( lol!
cabybakes:
Welcome to my life...
Sakabelle:
YES! When writing In Pieces I had a very clear outline and exactly what I wanted to happen from beginning to end and as I started writing I ended up having to change most of it, and it really screwed up my entire plan.
It's very annoying. But I ended up going with what the characters wanted - they know themselves best, after all.
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