"Canon!Neville is 14 and my Neville is 23; people change." That's only barely a paraphrase. There's a quote from How Not To Write a Novel (when is there ever not?) concerning this kind of thing: If John somehow turns into a different man and we do not witness that transformation, the editor considering your novel will somehow turn into an editor considering a different novel. They also liken that kind of "character development" to South Park's Underpants Gnomes. I love that book.
Also, I've got a new Headscratcher. I'm trying again (probably in vain) to engage him again on Hermione's characterisation.
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Date: 2011-06-15 11:05 pm (UTC)"Canon!Neville is 14 and my Neville is 23; people change." That's only barely a paraphrase. There's a quote from How Not To Write a Novel (when is there ever not?) concerning this kind of thing: If John somehow turns into a different man and we do not witness that transformation, the editor considering your novel will somehow turn into an editor considering a different novel. They also liken that kind of "character development" to South Park's Underpants Gnomes. I love that book.
Also, I've got a new Headscratcher. I'm trying again (probably in vain) to engage him again on Hermione's characterisation.