Do you have runaway characters?
I thought I had a plan for my novel, plotted out 15 story beats, whole 9 yards. Then I started writing it, and my characters started making their own choices as I helplessly watched, screaming "what are you doing?!?!"
Do I need a therapist? Or is this normal?
@DanIsWriting I read an interview with James Clavell about his writing a novel called GAI-JIN. He said he was absolutely shocked when the main character died halfway through and someone else ended up being the protagonist.
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@researchbuzz that's amazing. I feel like I can relate. One of my characters went off the rails and I don't know if they're going to make it.