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   Brenda Clough to Dorothy J Heydt   
   Re: How do you prioritize your projects?   
   27 May 14 18:24:39   
   
   From: BrendaWriter@yahoo.com   
      
   On 5/27/2014 10:02 AM, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:   
   > In article<558e9059-ed65-4614-aeac-245fc25cc5cf@googlegroups.com>,   
   > William Vetter  wrote:   
   >> On Monday, May 26, 2014 4:57:22 PM UTC-4, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> I've never done that, but I've had characters take over the story   
   >>>   
   >>> from time to time, and all I had to do was transcribe.  It's fun   
   >>>   
   >>> when that happens.   
   >>>   
   >> Have you had a minor character grow so powerful that she takes over and   
   >> displaces the POV character?   
   >   
   > Only during the three scenes in which he appeared.  (Saradoc in   
   > _The Interior Life_).   
   >   
      
   I have. The character walked in on page 200 and said, "I am the hero. So   
   this is page 1." And it was.   
      
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