I follow my gut, all the while examining what it says. I do this because my gut tells me what I want, and I should always be writing what I want. I examine because sometimes my gut tells me to speak in a way that's ignorant or untrue.
Also I take fastidious notes. #SFFtalk
Also I take fastidious notes. #SFFtalk
https://twitter.com/sarcasmlemons/status/1358158099954171911
I don't think writers have an obligation to present stories that are intended as examples to follow. Your characters and plots can be whatever you want them to be. I do think that we owe it to our readers to be honest, though, and to present what we're presenting with integrity.
Presenting with integrity means writing our characters with as much truth as we can grasp and put into place. It means being honest about outcomes, dynamics, the complexities of human experience.
Perception of this will vary. You can't always get it right.
You have to try.
Perception of this will vary. You can't always get it right.
You have to try.
Oh right the note-taking thing. I write down every single side-character as I create them in a separate doc. A single sentence about who they are, and what chapter they show up in.
It mostly keeps me from forgetting people.
It mostly keeps me from forgetting people.
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