When I write and I've gone the wrong direction my characters will actually sit down and the setting goes white (like a white board). The first time this happened I freaked out because I went to bed thinking the scene I wrote was a great one (everyone seemed happy because it was a romantic scene), but when I opened up the WIP the next day the characters were sitting talking amongst themselves waiting for me to figure out what went wrong.
Turned out my characters were motivated by a strong sense of honor and would never have stopped for anything romantic while members of their group were in peril. Ooops. Took a bit to figure it out. But I learned a good lesson.
When I write and I've gone the wrong direction my characters will actually sit down and the setting goes white (like a white board). The first time this happened I freaked out because I went to bed thinking the scene I wrote was a great one (everyone seemed happy because it was a romantic scene), but when I opened up the WIP the next day the characters were sitting talking amongst themselves waiting for me to figure out what went wrong.
Turned out my characters were motivated by a strong sense of honor and would never have stopped for anything romantic while members of their group were in peril. Ooops. Took a bit to figure it out. But I learned a good lesson.
HTH.
Perfect! Always listen to the characters, even if it sometimes takes a second listen. :-)
Super helpful. Thanks for sharing here :)
Very welcome. Again, thanks for the question.