It's the introduction of a key playing character, whose name I am yet to discover. None seems perfect for this seemingly perfect person. It will be because of him that change is instigated in Evelyn's life. It will be because of him that things get better and things get worse. It will be because of him that she will eventually find peace.
And so, because of this, his entrance into her life needs to be perfectly described. His face, his voice, the way he dresses, the way he holds himself, the way he speaks, the way he treats her... it must hold the audience captive to his every move- wanting, yearning, desiring to hear more about this man.
So far, I don't think I've done him justice. The way I've written him to be, yes he is intriguing, but certainly not captivating.
The cruciality of one character. I've never been stumped by such a description. It's like trying to put words to the beauty found in something like this mushroom I saw in the Dandenong Ranges in Melbourne:
Oh the things that take my breath away,
That leave me speechless-
Unable to find the words that capture
The essence of the beauty I witness
They are Your creations
And they cannot be boxed.
Try as I might, words are not enough-
Beautiful, wonderful, glorious… just not enough.
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