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Attachment to characters.
Spectacular Sameth:
Do you guys get attached to characters so much that you have a hard time hurting them or killing them? I was writing a novella based on the comic in my signature and in the novella, this character named Erin breathes fire. Even though she's a dragon, her people haven't breathed fire in millions of years. The fire rendered her mute and burned out her mouth and throat and after I wrote that part, I'm having a hard time going back to the much lighter comic version of her. I feel like I've wronged her.
Anyone know what I'm talking about?
skaoi:
i do. i've done...horrible, horrible things to a beloved character. i've even decided his history is wretched as well. i don't think of it in terms that 'i have done this to my character.' i think more like 'this happened to them and i am simply reporting it.
the sentient spirit is a resilient thing and my character is moving forward and finally finding happiness. he's able to laugh at some things and enjoy his new friends. he's even found someone to love, who loves him in return.
and in spite of what my 12yr old calls him, he is NOT my torture dummy. :P
Spectacular Sameth:
Well, I just remember making the conscious decision to do this to her. It wasn't something I came upon lightly, but it didn't feel like it just happened. Most of the does feel like it just happened, but I can feel the distinction and I feel retched for it.
Qualapec:
Yes. My original plan called for the death of a character. Then I felt like crap because not only did I just write out a character I liked, but also he was a dear friend of my main character. So I deleted the enitre section and rewrote it.
*sigh* I didn't have the heart.
~She-Wolf
Spectacular Sameth:
I found a way to fix mine. It may be cheap, but I allowed my dragons to have a regenerative ability. Took 6 months, but I still thought it was cheap. I'd feel much worse if it was permanent.
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