Keeping in Character

As I continue to wade through scene segments and assess dialogue that I wrote 2-5 years ago, another thing has struck me about story writing. Brainchildren are a lot like real life actors and actresses. Occasionally they can slip out of character, and it is your job as the storyteller to keep them in line. In the case of Outcast Hero, Adrian has been the biggest victim of slipping out of character, with Vira recently showing up as being another.

Part of this is sometimes down to the character's general development as the project ages. Once you better know one of your brainkids, you can go back and look at dialogue/actions you wrote for them and pick out the things they just wouldn't do or say. It's a curious but fascinating process.

Not much to say on the general sketch draft front just yet. Questionable health has been stalling me over and over, and I've since had to pause to get some more dialogue settled properly. The VA team is gonna love me. 8D

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