When I'm writing, like most other writers, I see the scene in my mind, unfolding like a movie. And when I'm in my magic, the film starts rolling without me and I'm the storykeeper. It's in that moment (sometimes) characters go off script and do completely unexpected things. It's really hard to explain this phenomenon, but if you know -- you know.
While writing the newsletter exclusive novel, I had a character head off somewhere and then no one could find her. She'd run away? Gotten lost? Kidnapped? I had no idea!
Sometimes things like that happen, so I just shrugged it off and kept writing, making a mental note to edit that out later, because...it was really random and didn't fit with the story at all.
BUT THEN -- they found her! And it all made sense, fitting in nicely with the rest of the story. I couldn't believe it! How? I lost a character and then found her, completely independent of my will. It was such an awesome experience, I've told three people about it already, and now I've told you.
I love writing.
Once you read the story -- please tell me what you think of her disappearance.
Did it work as well as I think it does?
YOU HAVE TO TELL ME.
Pretty please?
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