First 3013 Words
Between my favorite coffee place and a long spell in the living room on a comfortable chair with my IPad and bluetooth keyboard I wrote all those words.
My character suddenly had her own mind and she introduced me to two friends—now there are three characters mulling around in my mind.
It's odd how characters turn their own way. The way people will ofttimes take an unexpected turn. "It's out of character," we'll say. Yet it may be that we aren't aware of all the facets and possibilities we have as unique individuals.
I know that if I ever sign up for one of those extreme events I'd be out of character—or if I volunteered to head a committee rather than be a worker bee it would be a change of character.
Yet there are circumstances that force a person to change—we say "They became a different person."
So when I started with Beryl I envisioned her one way and she's already, and only after 3013 words, proving that my vision was too limiting.
My character suddenly had her own mind and she introduced me to two friends—now there are three characters mulling around in my mind.
It's odd how characters turn their own way. The way people will ofttimes take an unexpected turn. "It's out of character," we'll say. Yet it may be that we aren't aware of all the facets and possibilities we have as unique individuals.
I know that if I ever sign up for one of those extreme events I'd be out of character—or if I volunteered to head a committee rather than be a worker bee it would be a change of character.
Yet there are circumstances that force a person to change—we say "They became a different person."
So when I started with Beryl I envisioned her one way and she's already, and only after 3013 words, proving that my vision was too limiting.
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