#wys characters

No matter what happens, he always turns out this way. The Goddess of Prophecy herself tried to negate the damage and failed. She spent years searching for a loophole and thought she had found it, only to find out it that there's nothing she could really do.

Alexander’s fate was written before most of the gods were born, and it was adapted for every possible contingency. There is nothing you can do to shake this man from the path he's going down. And the best part? There's nothing I can do about it either.

I've tried changing his story arc. I've tried killing him off. I nearly wrote him out once. I took a break from WYS once and forgot his arc, and it still came back

The details can change, but Alexander is always the same. This is always who he's doomed to become.

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Antihero or villain protagonist?

Both if I can. I adore when there’s a twist to it, when you have to pay attention for a while to realize that the protagonist is in the wrong, or the person you thought was the villain is actually trying to do the right thing. I have both of these types of characters in several stories.

Lies by omission or lies with a smile?

I generally have more fun with lies by omission. I feel like there's more room for complexity with it. There’s just something the character doesn't want to tell someone, even if they love or trust them (or if they don't). Maybe it’s dangerous. Maybe they're afraid they'll get in trouble. Maybe it'll ruin their plan. There are so many possibilities.

Your character gets caught, do they talk their way out or run?

Mel fights her way out if she can, otherwise she'll run. Alexander, William, and Lucia would all talk their way out.

Morally grey love interest or morally grey best friend?

Why not both? Morally grey friends to lovers ftw.

Your protagonist's fatal flaw: too much trust or not enough?

Mel's flaw is definitely not enough trust, but it's not enough trust in herself rather than others. She tends to think she'll make things worse, so she runs when things get tough.

Writing the betrayal scene or writing the aftermath?

I'm a sucker for drama, so it's going to have to be the scene itself for me. I love the shock and horror.

Crime of passion or crime of calculation?

Crime of passion definitely. I love seeing characters struggling against their moral compass and doing things they know they shouldn't.

Redemption arc or "they were right all along" arc?

Redemption arc. I believe everyone's capable of change so redemption arcs make me happy. There is something poignant about a villain who turns out to just be someone trying to expose and oppose a corrupt system though.

The confession scene happens in a courtroom, a rooftop, or a bed?

Rooftop. I like soft, private confessions over intense ones generally, though adding more and more tension till they snap is also fun.

Your character keeps one honest thing about themselves, is it their name, their past, or their feelings for one person?

Mel lies time and again about her name and her past, the only thing that will never change is her love for her husband.

William can't afford to tell the truth about his past, and he doesn't have time for feelings, all he has is his name.

Alexander's past is broken, and his name isn't all that important to him, but he's devoted to either finding his sister or avenging her, whichever comes first.

Past, future, lies, truth, it’s all the same for Lucia. She has a job to do and she'll do it.

That was fun!

Like sure this character is really mature and had a strict noble upbringing.

Everyone wish her a happy birthday NOW or else

(Yes I'm forcing you all to say happy birthday to a character I haven't introduced, suffer)

Have you ever woken up early enough to watch the sun creep over the horizon?

Normally it's a good thing.

Today it's an invasion.

I am number one. If I had a real name, I don’t remember it. I want to go home, but I forget what that means.

I am number two. My name never mattered out there, so it matters even less in here. I will always be number two, unless she gets out of the way.

I am number three. I remember my name, even if they want me to forget. I will scream my name from the rooftops to keep them looking at me and not my sister.

I am number four. I was number three, until he took my place. He captures all their attention, especially the bad kind. I wish I wasn't okay with that.

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What is the main lesson of your story?

This is actually something I hadn’t really thought about until writing this, but I think throughout all of my wips, the main lesson is that nothing is ever as it seems. There's always another perspective, nothing is black and white.

What did you use as inspiration for your worldbuilding?

I take inspiration from everywhere to be honest. I've gotten inspiration from everything from books to literal house plants (have you ever seen a peace lily?) Inspiration comes from everywhere and I don't think anyone should limit their sources.

What is your MC trying to achieve, and what are you, the writer, trying to achieve with them? Do you want to inspire others, teach forgiveness, or help the reader grow as a person?

At the end of the day, my mc just wants peace. Unfortunately her idea of peace includes things she's already lost, or things she can't have, so she spends a lot of time trying to find ways to break those limits.

What's Your Story is a purely self indulgent story. I have no goals of teaching anyone other than myself anything with Melantha. If someone learns something from her, I'm glad I could help, but that's not my focus. Mel serves as a reminder to me about what want will do to you, what power will do to you, what grief and pain and pushing everyone away will do to you. WYS as a whole serves as a reminder that life is a story you write with other people, other people with lives as intricate and complex as your own. It doesn't do good to forget that.

How many chapters is your story going to have?

Oh gosh I have no idea lol. The first act is thirteen chapters, but I doubt that's a very good indicator because I don't know when to shut up so the other acts will probably be longer.

Is it fanfiction or original content? Where do you plan to post it?

Everything I do is original content, I've never written fanfiction. Huge amount of respect for people who do, it's just not for me. I hope to self publish my work when I finally finish it.

When did you start writing?

I started when I was about seven.

Do you have any words of encouragement for fellow writers of writeblr? What other writers do you follow?

Just keep up the good work, everything you do is important and we're so proud of you.

As for writeblrs I follow:

@thelovelymachinery @thecomfywriter @wyked-ao3 @satohqbanana @mysticstarlightduck

@ominous-faechild @the-letterbox-archives @illarian-rambling @leahnardo-da-veggie @differentnighttale

@world-of-iridensia @paeliae-occasionally @inseasofgreen @storyteller-kara @sm-writes-chaos

@oliolioxenfreewrites @the-ellia-west @nondelphic @scare-crow01 @tildeathiwillwrite

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