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Found a sticky note in my manuscript. Not my handwriting.
'Chapter 23: I confess my love to Sarah. Chapter 24: Sarah dies. Chapter 25: I grieve. Chapter 26: I meet New Sarah. Chapter 27: I confess my love to New Sarah.'
'I'm not doing this anymore. Find another protagonist. I'm moving to the villain's subplot - at least he has consistent motivation.'
Signed: Your Main Character.
P.S. 'The sidekick agrees. We're unionizing.'
"You should outline first."
I did. 400 pages.
"That's the novel."
"No, that's the outline."
My unreliable narrator just lied to ME.
Page 247. He said he was at the harbor.
I wrote him at the library.
Checked manuscript. Library.
Checked again. Harbor.
He's changing things when I'm not looking.
Found a sticky note in my manuscript. Not my handwriting. 'Chapter 23: I confess my love to Sarah. Chapter 24: Sarah dies. Chapter 25: I grieve. Chapter 26: I meet New Sarah. Chapter 27: I confess my love to New Sarah.' 'I'm not doing this anymore. Find another protagonist. I'm moving to the villain's subplot - at least he has consistent motivation.' Signed: Your Main Character. P.S. 'The sidekick agrees. We're unionizing.'
"You should outline first." I did. 400 pages. "That's the novel." "No, that's the outline."
My unreliable narrator just lied to ME. Page 247. He said he was at the harbor. I wrote him at the library. Checked manuscript. Library. Checked again. Harbor. He's changing things when I'm not looking.
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