"Stop asking about it," she said, and dragged a hand through her hair. "Until the muse strikes, the best I can do is scribble on and hope some sort of plot evolves for me."
"Forget the plot," he said. "What you need are characters. Make your story character-driven, and they'll make the plot for you. Because people do that - make life have a plot. But only cool people. Like me."
She punched his shoulder lightly. "Still angling to be a hero in my novel, eh?"
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I liked this little bit. Different schools of thought, character driven versus plot driven.
And I agree, the muse must be with you.
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