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Great, I have no idea whether what I’m about to say is helpful or not either, but here’s my thoughts…

So, I really liked what @daeus-lamb said about having the backstory down beforehand, then dropping the character right into the middle of it. Part of me wishes that I could have done that before spending three years writing, but I know that I was not capable of coming up with my backstory back then… Still, if you can get a backstory together that is really helpful I would think. I guess (remember I am not a plotter, I’m just thinking aloud) one thing you could do is instead of stressing about the arcs and all, you could think about the story first like a history textbook or biography that you will turn into historical fiction (of it’s own kind). Like, think about the Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings. If you compared the two, the Silmarillion is much more like a history book, and LOTR is more like the “historical fiction” of Middle Earth. The little plotting I’ve done has been in this sort of perspective.

There’s my discovery writer’s idea of it. 🙂

@evelyn I love your new profile pic!!! It’s super cute!!!!