Well, crap.

[agilebrit]

You know, I just realized that I've given the human character in this story no redeeming qualities whatsoever. You sympathize with the shoulder demon more than you do the human. Ideally, you want this dude to change his ways instead of burning in Hell, if I'm telling the story right.

I should give the guy a cat or something, a creature he loves and cares for. Because, yeah, he's one-note at this point and I need to fix that--preferably before I hand off what I have to my Writing Buddy.

I guess it's a sign of my growing maturity as a writer that I'm catching these things before I'm done with my first draft. Yay?

Comments

[hannahsarah.livejournal.com]

Good catch!

Remember, Hitler was a vegetarian, a painter, and founded Germany's first Humane Society for animals. Without power, he'd have just been "a tragically misunderstood artist. Kind of a loner, a very quiet neighbor, seemed like a nice guy ..." just like any other serial killer.

[agilebrit.livejournal.com]

Pretty much!

Fortunately for the world, this guy isn't going to grow up to be Hitler.