![]() If I could put them in the same place at the same time and have her be threatened and afraid, he would be forced to act to help her. I think the clue is in my male character's strong drive to protect vulnerable people, which is also the reason for his crimes. It's just not realistic to get that strongly attached to someone after talking to them for, at most, a few hours during a conference. So I tried putting them both at a work-related conference (with him just maintaining his cover) but it doesn't work. But his job is fake, a cover for his criminal activities, and the people who work directly with him have to be in on the secret. I have changed the circumstances of their meeting so many times but I always struggle to write it, which is a sign to me that it's too contrived and my characters can't interact naturally in the situations I put them in.Īs the are both adults (23 and 28 years old) the most obvious solution is to have them meet through work. I've been writing this story since January and this is the part that I just can't get right. A physical attraction is not going to be enough for him they have to interact long enough to form a mental connection. ![]() It's not such a problem the other way round because my female character can be interested in him as a friend from the start. So the problem I have is how to force them together long enough for the male character to become attached to her - strongly enough to overcome his very strong motivation to not get involved with anybody. The other character has friends, and has no reason to avoid making more, but doesn't want an intimate relationship. I don't want to weaken his motivation because it creates a lot of lovely tension and conflict when they finally do become attached. I can't change this because it is central to the plot. There are many reasons for this but the strongest is that he regularly commits serious crimes for which his victims want revenge, and he's afraid they would hurt anybody he cared about in order to hurt him. One of them has a very strong motivation to avoid friendships and relationships. I have two main characters who need to fall in love. Actually, my characterisation is getting in the way of the plot! I was unsure where to post this but it is more about driving the plot than characterisation.
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