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4k woot! Though we're coming to the end of the introductions of my 12 (yes, really) main characters, and I have no idea what's going to happen after that. I thought I might have known, but with the way this thing is going, maybe I ought not to try to think ahead anymore.

Along those lines, and in reference to the "my characters are not who they're supposed to be" I mentioned yesterday, my Herald/Bard/Lorekeeper - who is supposed to be a tall, slightly overweight, brown-haired man in his early 30's - just showed up. And apparently is now a short woman in her late 40's. Also I think she might be black. Maybe Hispanic, I'm not sure. But I'm starting to get an "ethnic" vibe from her and that's kind of terrifying because I don't want to offend anyone by writing a person of color incorrectly. Oh dear.

I still don't have a title but am now considering "Who Are These Characters And What Have They Done With My Plot?" (flimsy though said "plot" might have been).

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4k woot! Though we're coming to the end of the introductions of my 12 (yes, really) main characters, and I have no idea what's going to happen after that. I thought I might have known, but with the way this thing is going, maybe I ought not to try to think ahead anymore.

Along those lines, and in reference to the "my characters are not who they're supposed to be" I mentioned yesterday, my Herald/Bard/Lorekeeper - who is supposed to be a tall, slightly overweight, brown-haired man in his early 30's - just showed up. And apparently is now a short woman in her late 40's. Also I think she might be black. Maybe Hispanic, I'm not sure. But I'm starting to get an "ethnic" vibe from her and that's kind of terrifying because I don't want to offend anyone by writing a person of color incorrectly. Oh dear.

I still don't have a title but am now considering "Who Are These Characters And What Have They Done With My Plot?" (flimsy though said "plot" might have been).

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Was doing great until I wrote this just now:

"He walked up to the two women who seemed to be chatting amiably. 'Excuse me, do either of you have any [techno babble] or [gizmos] of any kind? I'm going to try to boost the signal on the shuttle's emergency beacon.'

The two women looked at each other and the older of them shrugged. 'No, I'm sorry,' she said, 'I don't have anything.'

'Okay, thanks anyway,' he said, and continued past them. Why hadn't anyone brought anything _useful_? Was he really the only human being who carried a utility tool with him at all times?"

WHAT. No, MacGyver, get out of my story! And you too, Doctor. I'm already fighting off the priestess from Battlestar Galactica (see last entry). I don't know whether to laugh or facepalm.

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Was doing great until I wrote this just now:

"He walked up to the two women who seemed to be chatting amiably. 'Excuse me, do either of you have any [techno babble] or [gizmos] of any kind? I'm going to try to boost the signal on the shuttle's emergency beacon.'

The two women looked at each other and the older of them shrugged. 'No, I'm sorry,' she said, 'I don't have anything.'

'Okay, thanks anyway,' he said, and continued past them. Why hadn't anyone brought anything _useful_? Was he really the only human being who carried a utility tool with him at all times?"

WHAT. No, MacGyver, get out of my story! And you too, Doctor. I'm already fighting off the priestess from Battlestar Galactica (see last entry). I don't know whether to laugh or facepalm.