Keelie

This isn't surprising, given that Keelie is the protagonist and

4/18/07: Progress report kateyule 2007

The main issue is that Rachel, my Earth-human viewpoint character, is not as strong as Keelie, the one raised by aliens.

4/18/07: Progress report kateyule 2007

March: Went to start chapter 4 and discovered that the quickie outline I wrote has Keelie doing just about nothing in her half of this chapter.

2007 in 12 sentences maryrobinette 2007

Went to start chapter 4 and discovered that the quickie outline I wrote has Keelie doing just about nothing in her half of this chapter.

2/28/07: ...and then a miracle occurs... 2007

Jason; they absolutely love Keelie and Rachel suffers only by comparison.

4/18/07: Progress report kateyule 2007

Keelie has to wait for Rachel to do her thing in the other half of the chapter first.

2/28/07: ...and then a miracle occurs... 2007

They made some useful suggestions, such as: although Keelie really ought to be 14 years old, readers and editors will be more likely to accept her and the things she does if she's 16, and that it might not be believable that Rachel is the sole medical officer for a space ship with a crew of 60 when she's not a fully-qualified doctor.

7/30/07: Ni! 2007

No wonder she's so much less interesting than Keelie.

4/3/07: Second shift at the coffee shop jaylake 2007

Must find something for Keelie to do that isn't just stalling for time.

2/28/07: ...and then a miracle occurs... 2007

The boots Keelie ordered are REALLY SERIOUSLY EXPENSIVE, and Dad isn't going to just let it blow over and pay for them.

The WritingYA Weblog: The Girl With the Leaf-Colored Eyes tanita davis 2008