Protagging

[mrissa]

I swear, next time I write mumble hundred thousand words about some people, I'm going to make sure that I have a POV character who can see, if not the forest for the trees, at the very least the trees for the bark.

I suppose I could do The Tides Between the Worlds next, as Charlotte cannot see the trees for the forest.

I just want to write about somebody sensible, just once.

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[stillsostrange.livejournal.com]

My Isyllt just tried to convince me that she's sensible. I had to sit her down and explain that, no dear, you're competent. That's not the same as sensible.

Competent characters can handle what mad authors and plot throw at them. Sensible characters run away as soon as they get a whiff of narrative.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

They can't always run faster than the speed of plot, though....