Met with my writing group tonight. I'm finding that I have a pattern of problem with all my main characters: they're too passive for too long. I understand exactly what the problem is, but I'm not sure how I can fix it or catch myself before I get into page 35 with too much passivity. As one of my writing colleagues said tonight, even if the main character is not ready to deal with his situation right away, he has to be active in his passivity, e.g. trying to run away (but not being able to).

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