It always surprises me who the heavyweights of my novels turn out to
be.
Case in point: In my latest contemporary romance, the first six weeks
of writing has been spent on Main Character “A”. Certain that “A”’s dramatic
past and rather heroic present would dominate the story, I put all my creative
chops on the lad.
Yes, well…
Main Character “B” had a problem with this. “B” threw a fit and
mulishly refused to do a darn thing toward the story. It even got to the point
where I was making calls to back-up Main Character “C”’s people to check
availability.
Main Character “B” got wind of this treachery, demanded to be put in
the spotlight and has since blown my little writerly socks off with depth, wit
and purpose.
Bottom line… Leave yourself open to that knockout surprise.
Until tomorrow…
Chloe
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