father or uncle or great-uncle
Jan. 6th, 2017 01:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marycatelliNone of my hero's immediate family members appear onstage during the story.
Which is probably how I got through the entire story outline without making any decision about who they are.
Except now, for some reason, it's staring me in the face as I start to write.
Only child is easy, but if I make him an orphan with no close relations, I still have to give him some kind of guardian, and if the death is close enough, some reaction.
Especially since a major character's parents and what happened to them is an important plot point.
could give him only one parent, and the muse is leaning toward a male one -- or a close relative who raised him -- but it's not clear yet. Especially since it's going to affect the story.
Which is probably how I got through the entire story outline without making any decision about who they are.
Except now, for some reason, it's staring me in the face as I start to write.
Only child is easy, but if I make him an orphan with no close relations, I still have to give him some kind of guardian, and if the death is close enough, some reaction.
Especially since a major character's parents and what happened to them is an important plot point.
could give him only one parent, and the muse is leaning toward a male one -- or a close relative who raised him -- but it's not clear yet. Especially since it's going to affect the story.