by DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills
Our characters can be
stubborn. Just when we think we know them inside and out, they toss us a
wrench. We struggle to push them into a storyline that forces them to change
and grow—or slide downhill as in the case of antagonists—then they behave
contrary to how we sketched them.
We work hard at shaking
them inside out to ensure they are unique, memorable, and fit the plot and
genre. Our goal is to achieve the proper balance of complexity in an
unpredictable story.
