User blog comment:Mroddy/Writer's Workshop: Organic Elimination Orders/@comment-3350823-20151107005035/@comment-5424252-20151107163406

Haha yeah! When you first decide you want to write a story I feel like a lot of rush into it. I have the same problem you had in WTH right now with Tides because of the characters who I ended up using I didn't really have any ideas for, but I liked the idea behind the character so I decided to use them. But now I'm stuck trying to come up with some kind of story for a character that I don't enjoy?

But yeah, I personally think the best stories are the ones that aren't set in stone. You NEED to be able to experiment with story lines, and formatting. The worst thing that will happen is that someone doesn't like it. And you can always change it int he future chapters. The best case is that you write something so amazing that your readers decide that your story is legit Zactastic!

I really like that you brought up the idea of keeping a character around past their ~prime~ or after their story is told. I do think that has a lot of value! If only to keep the eliminations less predictable, but it also helps build onto the characters they are surrounded by. On the same note, sometimes I think eliminating a character before they ripen can be a good thing too, especially if you are planning to use them in a later chapter, or a season.

I'm glad I helped you out a lil'bit <3 I look forward to reading more from you!