tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905416493038831261.post1017765845339415986..comments2023-07-02T08:51:39.389-05:00Comments on Fiction and Fantasy: 5 Things I Hate About Being a WriterJeannette Jonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223040243180418535noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905416493038831261.post-72158318448956296472018-03-09T13:20:42.630-06:002018-03-09T13:20:42.630-06:00Definitely. Some of the characters would've ta...Definitely. Some of the characters would've tarnished parts of the story at large.Curtis M.http://cmbbwrites.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905416493038831261.post-83680489769267090772018-03-08T14:02:43.774-06:002018-03-08T14:02:43.774-06:00I guess that's the consolation even after you ...I guess that's the consolation even after you have to make tough calls--you know that the story will be stronger for it!Jeannette Jonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223040243180418535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905416493038831261.post-54143846340001088482018-03-08T09:57:12.239-06:002018-03-08T09:57:12.239-06:00Yeah. It was tough, but I needed to streamline the...Yeah. It was tough, but I needed to streamline the story a bit more.Curtis M.http://cmbbwrites.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905416493038831261.post-17765704166761431932018-03-05T13:59:12.813-06:002018-03-05T13:59:12.813-06:00It's nice to know those characters still got a...It's nice to know those characters still got a time to shine.Jeannette Jonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223040243180418535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905416493038831261.post-86419499568686012652018-02-28T18:13:32.739-06:002018-02-28T18:13:32.739-06:00Very good point. Some of my villains from that dec...Very good point. Some of my villains from that deconstructed fantasy series we know about were deleted including some analogs. I have made composite characters if they had similar personalities or goals.Curtis M.http://cmbbwrites.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905416493038831261.post-36588334362374548352018-02-26T12:58:35.685-06:002018-02-26T12:58:35.685-06:00I've often found I can get around most of the ...I've often found I can get around most of the pain of deleting characters by merging that character idea with another. That way I'm not totally throwing out that idea. Still, I'm learning more and more how careful I need to be in crafting my characters. They need to be adding to the story by challenging the protagonist in some way. Otherwise, they're not moving the plot forward and they just aren't a good fit for this tale. It's been a struggle to examine my TVB cast under that kind of microscope! I'm not sure whether many of them are "worthy" to stay or not!Jeannette Jonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223040243180418535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905416493038831261.post-7868613535473289442018-02-21T20:31:58.294-06:002018-02-21T20:31:58.294-06:00Writing really is hard. Deleting characters is a ...Writing really is hard. Deleting characters is a tough one since I want to give everyone some kind of purpose.Curtis M.http://cmbbwrites.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com