User blog comment:Mroddy/Let's Talk: The Cast of Frozen/@comment-1874924-20160418071603/@comment-5424252-20160420181814

(Sorry for not replying sooner, I thought I had, but I guess not!)

I agree! I think it's nice to try and have as little bias to your own cast as possible. One, it makes the reader have to guess a little bit more when they are reading the story, as to who will go next. In Frozen, I made it clear that Dania was my favourite member, and so when she left, Mana was very confused and shocked.

I agree with the idea that you need to be able to write for a character in order for them to go far. In O's story, Mount Olympus, the first boot, is actually my favourite character (and one of Rhonda's too.) however Ooooey said he just couldn't write for the character, so they left early. Likewise, I feel like some of my own characters who are unique and interesting could be great contestants- but I can't write for them. However if someone like Rhonda were to use the character they would have much more success based on writing styles.

The story you're trying to tell is a biggie. I think I've stressed story-telling more than enough in my past blogs and comments, so I won't get into now. However, if you're not writing your story with an overal story, you're losing brownie points.