tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post2848730976044404790..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: Defaulting to the ProtagonistEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-55662244455328786262012-02-10T04:35:55.922-06:002012-02-10T04:35:55.922-06:00HMMM. now I need to mull over my plot a little bit...HMMM. now I need to mull over my plot a little bit more. MC has tons of motivation to do what she does, but it's also within the plans of other motivated minor characters. it's hard to decide whose motivation is stronger.Jessica Silvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405267450788581689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-78915815725959467682012-02-09T09:13:31.690-06:002012-02-09T09:13:31.690-06:00If I go back and edit a scene I just wrote, I usua...If I go back and edit a scene I just wrote, I usually weaken it or lose my forward momentum. <br /><br />But I'm such a loner myself that when I write, if anything, I need more, not fewer secondary characters since my natural tendency is to focus only on the hero and heroine and relegate everyone else to the sidelines, except when I really need something external to make life difficult for the love birds.Jenny Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00736968723372966506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-3008368960549346992012-02-08T20:38:48.254-06:002012-02-08T20:38:48.254-06:00Cate, "Minor characters!If you behave and sta...Cate, "Minor characters!If you behave and stay in your place, I might-- might-- just write a book starring you!"<br />AliciaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-78493583447403905242012-02-08T20:38:03.762-06:002012-02-08T20:38:03.762-06:00Wes, if I don't do it immediately, I forget my...Wes, if I don't do it immediately, I forget my brilliant fix!<br />AliciaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-34890918620309548212012-02-08T12:47:24.624-06:002012-02-08T12:47:24.624-06:00OK, I'll admit it. I'm a slow learner. I...OK, I'll admit it. I'm a slow learner. I have only recently dicovered your method. It works. I'm doing it now after finishing what I thought was the final draft. Now I'm going thru the MS again trying to make the characters deeper, richer, more distinct, more vivid, more complex. The process is much different from polishing prose.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906561689827434008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-65691324142347804822012-02-08T09:57:12.862-06:002012-02-08T09:57:12.862-06:00I used to do this CONSTANTLY - I was forever writi...I used to do this CONSTANTLY - I was forever writing stories where the little side characters who popped in and out were more interesting to readers than the protagonists. <br /><br />I probably still do, but I catch myself before I go off the deep end now and just let them have their own stories. :)Catehttp://lifeaftermfa.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-76760479675606674202012-02-08T04:49:43.628-06:002012-02-08T04:49:43.628-06:00What? You mean everyone doesn't write this way...What? You mean everyone doesn't write this way?Brenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13889253386391563618noreply@blogger.com