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  1. Account Deleted on Chapter 3 Thu 03 Jan 2019 04:48AM UTC

    This chapter was so good, I really love how you wrote Jozi, even through this short chapter where she suddenly appears, I feel like she is real. I don't really know how to word it, but the with the way you wrote her, she seems like a real kid, a real person, not just some character made up for some short appearance in a story. It's amazing how you are able to do that.

    I eagerly look forward to the next chapter!

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    1. Ennazul_retiredaccount on Chapter 3 Thu 03 Jan 2019 07:49PM UTC

      Thanks so much! Characterization is something I put a lot of weight on, even when they're the briefest background characters. Nobody in real life is a flat character, no matter what tiny role they play on your life, so why should a fictional character be?

      I once read a book in which, among other things, a lot of book characters got pulled into the real world, and one of them had such a minor role in her book that she had a scarily empty personality. It took a long while for her to become a full person. Ever since, I've felt too guilty to leave a character without a life when I'm not around to use them in a story. Just in case it's like Toy Story and they come to life when we're not looking.

      I actually have a lot of trouble putting myself in someone else's shoes in real life, and I'm surprising myself with this series, especially with this chapter. I've had a lot of flashbacks to when I was Jozi's age recently, not just remembering what happened but also my mindset and thoughts, and I think that helped me to write from the mind of a kid better (although I was hopefully much nicer than Jozi). Writing while inspired definitely makes the best results.

      Thanks for commenting, and Happy New Year!

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