User blog:TDIwriter/My thoughts on the eliminated RTDI campers

Hmm...who should we start with...Guess we should go ahead and work up the ladder...

1) Gerald. Gerald was a pretty fun character to write for, probably because of his over-the-top reactions. I'm a little regretful that I decided to kick him first, in fact, he wasn't meant to go. Originally, he was on the Foxes, and Charlie was on the Ducks, but for some reason, I placed him on the Ducks when writing the chapter. I didn't really feel like changing the names, since it was late and I just wanted to finish up and go to bed, so I reworked the episode plot so that he would go. It had to be him, or else it would cause problems with the Duck's inner story I had planned.

2) David. David....I really wish I'd of stuck with his original stereotype, "The Coward", so he could at least be an active character. Of course, it is a lot easier to write "sits down on the ground" than it is to describe a whiny, cowering camper, (although not as fun). David is probably one of the least developed characters, but in the end, I decided that the plot I worked out didn't have a lot of opportunities to focus on him, so it was goodbye Dave.

3) Shannon. Oh my god....as soon as I began writing for Shannon, I knew my entire outlook on her would go right down hill. Maybe it's because I'm not germiphobic and can't identify with her, but something about Shannon just made me push to get her out. In fact, Chapter Four was written specifically with Shannon's elimination in mind, rather than furthering the plot. Rereading that chapter, I wish I'd stuck with the original storyline, and booted Shannon later on, because that would have been easier. Come to think of it, Shannon was probably the only character I wrote negatively for, heck, even Rachael was fun to write for, but Shannon....nope.