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Oh wow, nice. That’s a lot more than I do, all I have when I go into a chapter is several bullet points under that chapter.

I used to do that too, but I found that even though it takes a bit longer, it makes it much easier to write since I’m very prone to get lost in the middle of a conversation like “Where was I going with this? I know I had a point in here somewhere.”

Yeah, I see your point. As long as you have those justifications on paper and they are pretty valid, it’ll be fine.

Coming up with those justification is the hard part XD I really struggle with like the external plot, the actual stuff that happens. The internal and emotinal things are easy but getting the villain to do things that will get the characters there is the hard part.

I will point out that in medieval times circumstances almost always caused young people to mature faster and be put out in the world at a young age (I’m talking 14-15), so you can have that mindset transfer to a fantasy world. Granted, I do much prefer to write characters that are 17 or 18+ as they can usually be considered adults and mature in most scenarios.

Yeah, that’s the age my characters are too, and I do use that mindset in-story. I think the youngest main character is sixteen. Besides that, it’s almost reader expectations that these characters will be in charge of a lot of things for their age.

I think it’s more that I know these characters have three collective brain cells and probably shouldn’t be in charge of a pet rock XD

I can really see why so many people choose to make their main characters orphans just to get the parents out of the way of adventuring things XD It makes sense from a plot perspective, even though it isn’t any fun for the character.

Welp, I hope your writing for book three goes well!

Thanks!

Oh, and yes, yes, yes! That happens to me all of the time. I bend over to do something, and these cats will literally jump on my back, and then flop down to take a nap up there. Some of the teens even try to crawl up on my head and sit there. It’s hilarious and obnoxious.

That’s the most adorable thing, even though it’s so unbelievably annoying XD It’s hilarious that all cats seem to have that in common.

Both of our cats but especially that one, Bots, tend to just sit on whatever you’re working on to get your attention. This frequently happens while gardening. That cat will lay down on top of the plants you’re trying to plant, and then get extremely insulted when you’re less than thrilled. After all, their presence is why you’re there in the first place. I love how all cats seem to think they’re the center of existence itself.