So I'm in the middle of writing a novel.
It started out great- everybody had motivation, the villain was villainous...
And then around the seventh chapter or o, my characters stopped listening to me.
Yes.
They wouldn't do what I wanted them to do- so much that my entire plot changed. My villains became the heroes. My heroes became less likeable.
So I started over because I liked- somewhat- where this was going.
Got to the seventh chapter again- repeat of earlier episode.
The point is, my characters change too much. They do what they want to do, so much so that my plot changes. And I'm not a person who plans out small scenes. I have a beginning and an ending and a few major plot points.
How do I keep them from doing this? It's very annoying.
I recently re-started writing. Again, everything seems great so far... but I've only gotten to chapter 2.
Any ideas on fixing?
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