https://annaelliottbooks.com/wp/2011/03/bellas-surprise/ Anna Elliott Historical Fiction Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:26:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 https://annaelliottbooks.com/wp/2011/03/bellas-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-644 anna Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:01:14 +0000 http://annaelliottbooks.com/wp/?p=633#comment-644 Hi Gwen! It’s definitely a delicate balance between staying (mostly) in control of your story and giving your characters free reign. I always know I’m on the right track when my characters really start talking to me and I know they’ve uncovered what the story really HAD to be rather than what I thought it was. Thanks for commenting! Nice to know I’m not alone in this!

]]> https://annaelliottbooks.com/wp/2011/03/bellas-surprise/comment-page-1/#comment-643 Gwen Hankins Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:55:11 +0000 http://annaelliottbooks.com/wp/?p=633#comment-643 Your post reminded me so much of when my children were younger-lol. They are grown now. My characters seem to do exactly what you described and I’ve been trying to train myself out of it. Maybe doing that is taking the joy out of writing and lets face it…it’s work. Especially the re-writes. The solitude (when it’s savored) and then the isolation when it is not. I have to love my characters to spend so much time with them and I think you covered that well in your post! Thanks Gwen

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