You're deep in a draft, the plot is moving, and a supporting character suddenly walks into a scene. Then you pause. Was the scar above her eyebrow, or on her wrist? Did she speak in clipped sentences, or ramble when nervous? You search through earlier chapters, find three slightly different answers, and lose the momentum […]
You're halfway through a manuscript, the cast is locked, and one chapter later your lead suddenly feels like a different person. The jawline changed in the art notes, the coat details drifted, and the voice in the dialogue no longer matches the face on the page. That's usually the moment a character design template stops […]