Catfish and Paper Tigers

[naomi_jay]

There was another sighting of the elusive upsidedown catfish last night! I saw him sitting on top of the fake skull in the fishtank (I have the gawthest fishtank, yo) and got so excited I had to run and get Kyle and chaostheory to come and have a look. By the time I'd dragged them away from Red Dwarf into my room, however, the catfish was gone. I mean, literally. Gone. He was nowhere in sight. And we're talking about a big old fish here; twice the size of my corydoras. Where the hell could he possibly have been hiding? I was baffled, and then everyone accused me of being crazy. So I scoured the tank with a torch until I found him. He was hiding in the fake log. The dastard! (That was toned-down language, just for you, Dad.)

(This isn't my catfish, btw. He's far too sneaky to be caught on camera).
 

Anyway, with that excitement over and done with, we returned to Red Dwarf and I started musing on SILVER KISS. I'm happy with how the second draft is going, but I'm having some issues with one secondary character. I don't know anything about him. I've got nothing on this guy. The other secondary characters, I know. I know their backstories and what makes them tick. For some reason, this one is as elusive to me as... say... an upsidedown catfish. I don't think it's a huge problem in the context of the novel - he doesn't have a big enough role, but it bugs the hell out of me that I can't get to grips with him.
 

Comments

[skarrah.livejournal.com]

I have an upside-down catfish kind of character too. Can't get a grip on him... unfortunately he plays a key part. Ugh. I'm working on him. Lol.

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

It's a pain, isn't it? Especially if they are key to the plot. Luckily, mine isn't, but he still features enough that I need to flesh him out better.