I’ve been having a really hard time working on one of my characters in The Victor’s Blade. Much of her purpose has been changed, and she’s never been one of my favorite characters, although I wanted her to be one that the readers cared about deeply.

One of the biggest questions for me is “Do I still need her?” Can the plot work without her?

And one of the biggest problems with this character is that she acts way too much like Emarella. I can’t have carbon-copy personalities.

From one writer to another, anybody got any tips on how to get some good inspiration for tweaking a character?

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