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Serious question, I just realized my main character has been a cardboard cutout for 50 pages
I was writing a story set in a small town in Maine, and my friend pointed out that my protagonist, a baker named Clara, never actually wanted anything. She just reacted to stuff happening around her. It made me think I've been focusing too much on plot twists and not enough on giving characters real desires. Has anyone else had a moment where they realized their whole approach to a character was wrong?
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jamie1016mo ago
Man, that hits close to home. I once wrote a whole short story about a guy fixing up an old boat, and my writing group just tore it apart. They said he had no reason to even own the boat, let alone fix it. It was just a thing for the plot to happen around. Felt like I'd built the set but forgot to hire an actor. How do you even start fixing a character that flat?
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cameronmurray6mo ago
What's the first thing your guy does when he walks into that boat, before he even picks up a tool?
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