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[kateorman]

"A writer, either profesisonal or amateur, must realize that she... is not omnipotent. She cannot force her characters to do as she pleases... The writer must have respect for her characters or those created by others that she is using, and have a full working knowledge of each before committing her words to paper

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[seeingred]

Yup. You can get away with anything, as long as you do the work of convincing the reader you know what you're doing. :)

[dameruth]

Hm. I think I second (or is that "third"?) the idea that making characters go OOC simply because one is God in one's own little world is wrong . . . the trick is to make them do what one wants within the bounds of their own natures. I always see it as being like writing haiku. One has 17 syllables in which to say what one wants. The test of one's creativity is how well one's writing functions within those agreed-upon restraints.

OTOH, the author *does* need to make the story go where it needs to, and can use any God/Goddess-like powers necessary to make it happen. It just can't jar the reader out of that precious suspension of disbelief.

And fer cryin' out loud, writing in-character slash is one of the great joys of fandom. Kendra needs to lighten up on that point . . . XD

*off to write some Ten/Jackson slash, if you must know -- no really!*

[pbristow]

"One day I intend to create a character who has more than two dimensions."

Oh, I *dream* of ever achieving two whole dimensions! =:o}

[seeingred]

Yah. Consistency, like foreshadowing, is something I attend to during rewrites.