"...I really have no idea how each story is going to resolve until I sit down to write it...The strongest characters seem to have a life of their own and usually surprise me. I was totally surprised when the Baroness shot Scarlett. It just seemed like something she would do in that state of mind in that time and place, after the fact...Whether she will survive or fully recover is a totally dependent factor beyond my control. If I could fully predict what the character was going to do, I wouldn't be surprised, and I like being surprised."
This sounds like such an interesting way to write. Most people on the internet who teach about writing say this is the wrong way to write. If the writer doesn't know what's going to happen, the story is going to fall apart. But maybe it's different for a serial, like a comic book, when no ending is in sight and you have all the time in the world to wrap up any loose ends, even after you've started new storylines.
I think that's why I've returned to comics as an adult. There's no form of literature that can provide the kind of excitement you get with each new issue of a comic. And when even the writer doesn't know what the characters will do next, it's that much more exciting.
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