When writing a story, a balance must be struck between populating the world and creating a riot.
I am always happy when I can fold multiple characters into a single yet complex character. It’s like folding the evil twin into the good twin and getting a believable individual. It’s a gift from the writing gods, and readers don’t have to be frustrated with yet another character crowding the already-crowded stage.
This time, I changed a character too much between books and without reason. A complaint was raised by my primary beta reader. Of course, this means a new character has to step in and take on the misfit role.
So, again I appear to face delays in the march toward publication.
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