Snails is indeed a bit of a pain to write for. · 10:18am Aug 8th, 2012
With chapter 2 of "Pride and Prejudice and Snails" done, I felt I was getting a pretty good feel for Snails, that I was getting to the point where his conversation would come pretty easily.
Today, working on chapter 3, discovered that is not yet the case. The problem stems from writing conversation for him, when he's trying to convey something somewhat complicated. When I try to use him for that, it just feels OOC, like a normal pony talking. That works fine for most ponies, you should toss a little bit of them in it, something like AJ's accent or one of her expressions, or a snide remark for Tiara. But with Snails, he talks slow, he doesn't say much and then just typically agrees with Snips. So how to get him to take charge, say things, and do so in a way that makes the reader go, "Yeah, that's Snails." Not sure what the solution is. Will think on it some tomorrow and, well, worst comes to worst, just start putting words to screen, because of the silly contest, must write words now, fix stuff later.
Making good progress on chapter 3 for the most part. Need to think up and write one scene and finish off 2 other ones, then polish, add some transitional stuff, that sort of thing. Hopefully get it finished tomorrow.
Now, must sleep.
