Addison
Auror
After a long holiday month...or two, I lost count, which proved fruitful and showed great progress for my W.I.P, I also came to a realization that one of my side characters didn't need to be there. The character was cute and provided some humor, but overall he didn't need to be in the story. The story didn't need that character.
So, my dear little dragon Chimi, I am so sorry. I may be able to give you a cameo at some point, but you are not integral to this story.
So, fellow Scribes, if you feel the story is getting crowded, or you're losing track of characters, or think there's too many subplots, look carefully at what each character brings to the story. If your story can survive without that character then you'll need to either show them the door, or combine two or three of the side-characters.
If one character can carry two or so of the sub-plots, or if two characters are so alike they can be one character, then it's a good bet that they should be combined.
Sadly I couldn't do that for Chimi, sorry little guy.
So, my dear little dragon Chimi, I am so sorry. I may be able to give you a cameo at some point, but you are not integral to this story.
So, fellow Scribes, if you feel the story is getting crowded, or you're losing track of characters, or think there's too many subplots, look carefully at what each character brings to the story. If your story can survive without that character then you'll need to either show them the door, or combine two or three of the side-characters.
If one character can carry two or so of the sub-plots, or if two characters are so alike they can be one character, then it's a good bet that they should be combined.
Sadly I couldn't do that for Chimi, sorry little guy.