I sometimes find I have to start writing something that is completely wrong before I can write what I really want to come out. Maybe your fictional Woodrow has life in him yet, but he isn’t really based on a real person, he is calling you to a different story. Or maybe he is like Maris in Frasier and can never show up in person.
I thought for a moment that you discovered Woodrow was actually a woman. That would have been a great bait and switch. The fact that it was his cousin, though, made the letdown for us and for you that much more poignant. Well told tale, once again!
I sometimes find I have to start writing something that is completely wrong before I can write what I really want to come out. Maybe your fictional Woodrow has life in him yet, but he isn’t really based on a real person, he is calling you to a different story. Or maybe he is like Maris in Frasier and can never show up in person.
I thought for a moment that you discovered Woodrow was actually a woman. That would have been a great bait and switch. The fact that it was his cousin, though, made the letdown for us and for you that much more poignant. Well told tale, once again!