Showing characters the exit.

[PennLady]

That's a good reader's perspective. But we are talking, I think, from a writer's perspective. What do we (writers) do when characters are getting long in the tooth and the story/series is slowing down? And what do we do, especially, if the readers aren't getting tired of these characters/series, but we are?

The readers may have an easy way out by clicking on a new story, but what about the writer of such a story/series? It's a good question for us writers to ponder.

It's a good question, but not one I've had to deal with yet. I'm curious if I will.

 

[ishtat]

Thank you for your responses, I am genuinely interested in responses to this type of issue.

Some of the suggestions which touched on my motivation (Slyc and Pilot) were imaginative but nonetheless interesting.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

That's a good reader's perspective. But we are talking, I think, from a writer's perspective. What do we (writers) do when characters are getting long in the tooth and the story/series is slowing down? And what do we do, especially, if the readers aren't getting tired of these characters/series, but we are?

The readers may have an easy way out by clicking on a new story, but what about the writer of such a story/series? It's a good question for us writers to ponder.

Poor babies.

People are the same everywhere, when they reach their level of competence and have an audience who loves their wares, they wanna piss in the punch of their success. Like a goddamned plumber loves unclogging toilets every day.

If you aint there for the reader they aint gonna be there for you, crybaby.