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Well, maybe I should publish those instead.

Honestly, going through this arc I'm pretty much paralysed as I am writing for very well developed characters. And I swear that 75% of the times I have done that, people have emailed me to say I'm doing them wrong, or I've got details that are missing. Honestly it scares the crap out of me. Trying to write the Garners or Cindy is a nightmare for me, because there is *so much canon* and it's hours of work just to search. I don't even know what those characters look like.

I have several weaknesses as a writer that I am acutely aware of, but when it comes to BoM nothing is greater than my lack of confidence over writing anyone who has a canon personality and whose chapters I can't locate. Even something as basic as a house party has to be avoided. I know the name of the host, but I have no idea which of the 3,500 chapters features the guy to imbue with character.

But outside of Westside, I don't have to worry about knowing that stuff.