With my newfound knowledge of characters, I actually ended up combining two and fleshing out my secondary folks a little more. They actually resemble real people now, instead of cardboard cutouts.
With that in mind, this is my new character lineup. I've also provided a small "caption" to describe in my words who they are. :)
We still have our main people:
1. Raven (the overriding heroine of the story): think "artist with a demon"
2. Cassie: "overlooked brains"
3. Paige: "damaged do-gooder"
4. Mike: "good guy - bad luck"
5. Cyrus: "ladies man with a secret"
6. Ryder: "voice of reason"
Secondary Characters:
1. Felicity (combo of Phoebe and Felicity): "beauty and brains - but..?"
2. Joey (he has a personality now!): "overlooked 'heir'"
AND FINALLY:
3. Zoe - (the bridge between the girls and the guys) - this is my last remaining character to flesh out... and let me tell you, I'm having a hard time with this one.
Since I cannot seem to puzzle her out, I'm stuck between "eliminate" and "really really feel like she's vital." I honestly feel like I need her, but I don't really know what her motivations are... I can't see her history or her story.
I know she's a bit of a tomboy...she bonded with the group of guys when they were younger. And though she now has great friends in the gals, I feel like there's something missing. Is she hiding a secret? Does she too feel like something is missing??
The question, of course, is what?? Is she hiding that secret, or is it something else? I feel like it's almost too obvious, and a sort of easy out to just make her LGBTQ. I can kind of see it, but I don't know for sure. It does and also doesn't feel right for her.
Let me shout to the rooftops: "Zee Mackenzie - who the heck are you?!?"
Well, if you have advice, let me know! Until then, I'm going to continue to try and get in touch with Zee and see if she'll tell me herself. ;)
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