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When a Character Takes Over Your Story, Things Don't Ever Go According to Plan

I wasn't going to post this, but I have to get it out someplace: Nicole Sanger is throwing off my entire storyline for her in Book 2.

This is not fun, but what happens when a character starts dictating parts of their story as opposed to you dictating it for them. I feel like I have to relearn her as a character in order for this to make sense in my head. Not just as a writer, but as a reader too. The same thing happened with Maurice, who began as a side character with no real involvement; except I was a fan of that outcome. This one? I'm not so sure about. However, it does seem to help Nikki grow throughout the story. I'm just not so sure yet if I'm a fan of how she's growing. But that's a personal problem, not so much an editorial/writer problem.

We shall see how it goes.
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