I’m sharing my writer-friend Katie Hart’s short story here. It’s not only a great read, but she makes such a fascinating point about honoring your fictional characters! Until reading her story, I’d never really thought about the characters that way before — I am usually more consumed with the situation, the plot, the feelings going on in the story. But, of course, the characters are central to the story! So, Katie’s post is a “warning” to me to stop neglecting my characters!
Character Intervention.
Fiction Short Story
Harvey: Writers Should Never Ignore A Character.
Harvey sat in the waiting room clutching the flyer that had been pushed through his door only an hour ago. He hardly ever took note of mail that found its way through his letter box, but this one felt different, it had no flashy offers or huge wording that stood out to capture the imagination. Instead the paper was a pastel green just like the walls around him and in the centre in small bold print read: Dear Mr Harvey, we have summoned you to attend our writers convention at midnight tonight. Bring your published book and novel in writing don’t be late. Along the bottom was an address he had never heard of before, but he felt compelled to go and find out just what was going on? Maybe they were the fans of his latest novel When…
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Hi Louisa,
Thank you for reblogging my story. It’s a reminder to me too. 🙂
I hope you’re well and having a lovely week.
Take care.
Katie.
You’re welcome! I’ve started back with some old characters, so I’m taking your advice about not neglecting them! 🙂
Fantastic! To hear you’re revisiting old characters. 🙂 How is the character visiting going?
Take care.
Katie.