When a Character Takes Over...
How a character takes over your keyboard and thus, your story. Most authors plot out their books before they sit down to write. I respect that. I really do. But what I have learned is it’s often a waste of time. Because ultimately, the characters will take over your story. It’s not necessarily a coup, it’s more they just step onto the stage and stay there. And you realize you want them to. In Murder at Barclay Meadow, the first in the Rosalie Hart mystery series, I had a few