The Roles We Play
An excerpt from Step Out of Your Story by Kim Schneiderman
Some authors start out thinking they know where a story is going to go, only to discover that the main character’s natural unfolding takes the plot somewhere else. Suddenly, it’s as if the protagonist’s drives and need for expression usurps the author, and the writer can’t help but move in the direction that the protagonist insists on going. The challenge is, of course, being able to let go.
The same is true in real life. Once you have a sense of where your character arc is headed, you might realize that if you continue following the current trajectory, you won’t end up where you want to be. When this happens, you need to be willing to let go of your attachment to who you think you are in order to step into the person — or in this case, the character — you were meant to become.
For example, you may be a marketing professional with an interest in photography. And you may have a sense that your character arc involves developing your creative ...
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The same is true in real life. Once you have a sense of where your character arc is headed, you might realize that if you continue following the current trajectory, you won’t end up where you want to be. When this happens, you need to be willing to let go of your attachment to who you think you are in order to step into the person — or in this case, the character — you were meant to become.
For example, you may be a marketing professional with an interest in photography. And you may have a sense that your character arc involves developing your creative ...
http://kajama.com/the-roles-we-play/