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The moment I realized my protagonist had no real goal
Last week I was staring at chapter 7 of my novel for the third night in a row. Nothing was happening, just scenes of my main character walking around and thinking. Then it hit me around 2 AM in my kitchen while making coffee. She had no actual want, no driving need that pushed her forward. I deleted three chapters and started over with her wanting something simple, a specific blue notebook her grandmother left behind.
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danielm8010d ago
Deleting those three chapters was painful but man it unlocked everything.
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the_viola10d ago
But honestly, not knowing what you want can be way more interesting and real for a character to figure out.
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amy_martin10d ago
Wait, so you're saying there's a chance I can stop pretending I have my life together and just let the character figure it out on the page? That's basically the plot of every single Thursday night at my apartment.
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