OK, so you have the plot and the general characters for your novel, but are they right for the part? After recently reading about the importance of the heroine and hero in any novel, I have come to consider altering some parts of their scenes.
It firstly occurred to me that my heroine may not have a strong enough character. To me, it is important that strong emotion is portrayed throughout, but that means tears and happiness. After all it is a romance and the struggles have to be shown as much as the love. I decided to shorten and even take out some weeping scenes to create a different impression of my main heroine, Lorena. She is now loving and romantic, yet still a determined young woman.
My heroine was a hard enough task to change, but the difficulty now is my hero...my Mr Darcy. He has to be strong, gentlemanly and the personification of masculinity, but I also think that he needs to have his fair share of emotion too, without the danger of portraying as weak. What do you think? Should he be emotional and should it be shown? Should my Mr Darcy shower his love over Lorena or keep it to himself?
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