: Re: What to do when characters disagree with the plot? I'm writing a romance novel and have hit a brick wall. The problem is every way I think the future lovebirds could meet and become friends

Let me see if I've got this right:

You've got two characters who are telling you what to do (or what not to do). And you think that's a problem? Writing believable characters who want to write the story for you is a goal that many would-be writers never achieve. Congratulations!

My suggestion would be to write the story anyway. Listen to your characters. Do what they tell you to do. Your plot is 95% written? Well, maybe not so much if you do this.

The book may not be a romance when you're done. Perhaps it will be about a missed opportunity. But wasting strong characters would be a terrible thing.

(This doesn't preclude you from writing another book that is a romance.)

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