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Pell-loween. yeagh sorry i ain't got a good pun

Writing thing on my end: I actually fucking hate blank slate protagonists. I know I just wrote one, it wasn't my choice. I'll never do it again if I have a choice. I think being able to use the state of the POV character as part of the narrative framework makes it better, outright.

26/10/26, 3:39 pm0 reposts2 likes

Pell-loween. yeagh sorry i ain't got a good pun

@pell.quest

If you have to write around the possibility of the POV being anyone rather than a specific character, you miss a lot of room for characterization from other characters, too, not just the protagonist. You will not catch me writing a soulless husk unless that's literally the point.

Pell-loween. yeagh sorry i ain't got a good pun

@pell.quest

By contrast I think customizable protags are neat, Money for Girls was good because Cancer was a good combination of bespoke protagonist and customizable. They're a lot of work, though, because you've got to account for every combination of options.