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GrizzlyEatsKids:
Jack is traditionally Celine's cousin, in some universes he's dead, some he turns evil, and in others he's none of these.

The-Blades-slave:
You mentioned the mid evil era, so not sure if they are warriors, but if they are.... Give them scars. So many people make warriors, who fight all their lives, yet they are scarless. never had an injury that severe in the life of a warrior? Yeah, I doubt it.... Sorry, went on a mini-rant. It's one of my pet peeves.

GrizzlyEatsKids:
It actually takes place far into the future, but scars will be present throughout the series, without giving away too much. I'm also using other physical changes, such as getting or shaving facial hair, getting haircuts, wrinkles, etc. to symbolize an emotional change. I'm about 3/5 done planning the plot out, and I feel like it's missing something. I'm only on my first draft of the plot, but it doesn't quite have that emotional punch throughout the entire thing that I'm looking for, and the environment seems nothing special, unlike what it's supposed to be. Based on the way I'm planning this one out, which is quite different than I normally do, it's a little hard to judge quite how those things will play out, especially emotional wise, until I actually sit down to write the novel. The section of the book I'm actually getting into planning is where the majority of the protagonist's development takes place, so I'll wait and see if I need to make any edits afterwards. As for the environment, I know what I'm aiming for, but the way I've been planning hasn't allowed me to really lay that down yet, but I think that once I hop into the writing it'll be fine.

Also, I would like an opinion. I'm thinking of third person limited as the point of view I'm going with, and while the book obviously mainly follows the protagonist, I'm considering having several chapters told from another character's point of view, some in which the protagonist is present, and others in an entirely different location. It'll give looks into the point of view of mainly supporting characters and one of the antagonists. The prologue and epilogue are a different story, as I'm thinking of making those two third person omniscient, but I'm not positive about that part yet. How does all of that sound? Come February or March, I may be able to get fully into the writing, but I need this worked out first. Plus, it may affect the planning of the plot a little.

Tickles:
Test it out first with a couple of quick stories involving your characters. It doesn't necessarily need to go into your novel, but it's best to see how it would look before you go into it almost blind.

Humen:
How can you use the Changing of facial hair to show emotional change. Not trying to be an ass or anything I'm genuinely curious.

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