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[vaznetti]

You know how, when you write a story, and especially a long story, you can get into the head of the POV character? Well, will someone please come rescue me? I really don't want to be in Jack Bristow's head right now. He's scaring me. I mean, I get that he's upset, fine, but I really don't want to be around when his control snaps. Help?

Damn. I need a no-angst clause.

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[rhi]

Minimal angst clause:

The muses help with headaches, give *useful* advices (not in the form of I told you so), and keep company during otherwise boring intervals (time on treadmill, subway, and staff/faculty meetings counts). In exchange, you write only the angst that the plot requires and attempt to find them the best healing possibly as needed.

Works *very* well with my muses. They even help with nightmares.

[vaznetti]

Unfortunately, the situation I've set up--and it's unavoidable, given the characters--isn't really open to healing. The best I can do is grit my teeth, try to keep a lid on things, and find something shiny to distract everybody RIGHT NOW. I think I can keep most of what's going on right now in Jack's head out of this story.

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[rhi]

Ooh! Plot required. Nope, minimal angst contracts don't help with that!

Good luck, dear!

[deslea.livejournal.com]

Hee! I did tell you about the time when I was writing Eschaton that I woke up in character as Knowle, didn't I?

Finish the story. It's the only known cure. :)

[vaznetti]

That's kind of creepy. It was bad enough having Jack in the back of my head--it itched--but a bit of writing managed to calm him down some. He's a frightening person when he decides that he wants to hurt someone.