Enjoying the story - my goal is 1 chapter per week. Question: Doesn't Ethan wonder why he's being included? Ethan hasn't done anything noteworthy to warrant all the attention. A little self-introspection might be interesting in this chapter. Perhaps Ethan will realize it's not his personality. Perhaps he won't. Perhaps he'll think he might be being set up for a fall. Either way, when I was Ethan's age, being included was almost as bad as being excluded, because I wasn't sure why. Ethan should torture himself a little. Unless his self-worth is stronger than average.
At that point, Ethan still assumes he belongs in that world — some of that comes from how he was raised, and some of it is borrowed confidence from Mark (and even Eli, indirectly).
I’d agree there’s nothing especially remarkable about him yet. I’m curious whether that changes for you as the story unfolds.
Cool. Here’s me, trying to creating conflict when there isn’t any! One of the things I enjoy about serial novels is the unfolding of the author’s story board in unanticipated ways. Ethan feeling entitled to his inclusion is believable and surely part of your plan. I’m excited to see how!
Enjoying the story - my goal is 1 chapter per week. Question: Doesn't Ethan wonder why he's being included? Ethan hasn't done anything noteworthy to warrant all the attention. A little self-introspection might be interesting in this chapter. Perhaps Ethan will realize it's not his personality. Perhaps he won't. Perhaps he'll think he might be being set up for a fall. Either way, when I was Ethan's age, being included was almost as bad as being excluded, because I wasn't sure why. Ethan should torture himself a little. Unless his self-worth is stronger than average.
At that point, Ethan still assumes he belongs in that world — some of that comes from how he was raised, and some of it is borrowed confidence from Mark (and even Eli, indirectly).
I’d agree there’s nothing especially remarkable about him yet. I’m curious whether that changes for you as the story unfolds.
Cool. Here’s me, trying to creating conflict when there isn’t any! One of the things I enjoy about serial novels is the unfolding of the author’s story board in unanticipated ways. Ethan feeling entitled to his inclusion is believable and surely part of your plan. I’m excited to see how!