HELP! My novel is being HIGHJACKED by a side-character_IWSG Post

 

Batman has Oracle. James Bond has Q.

McCord has Lady Lovelace. Ada Byron.

She appeared in his first novel, RITES OF PASSAGE, set in the Bermuda Triangle of 1853.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TDW4XN

Then with unladylike persistence, Ada elbowed her way into its sequel, ADRIFT IN THE TIME STREAM.

https://www.amazon.com/Not-So-Innocents-Abroad-Roland-Yeomans/dp/1530302722/

Ada found her way into two of McCord's 2 Steampunk adventures with Mark Twain and ll year old Nicola Tesla.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1519375794/

Her skill at math, puzzles, and algorithms helped McCord contend with star-gods in his 1895 Egyptian fantasies.

https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Victor-Standish-1/dp/1508804540/

She even wormed her way into half of his son's adventures!

Have you ever had a character in your books take on a life of her own?

THE 4TH IS NO LONGER WITH US

 

Darth Vader nor the Emperor killed it.

DEI is the culprit.

For the longest time, banks have demanded DEI quotas from movie studios before loaning money ...

The Oscars demand movies meet DEI quotas in the cast, crew, and stories of movies that they will consider.

Marvel Movies are no longer marvelous for the same reason.

For me, Marvel ended with ENDGAME. 

THE AGENDA sucked all the life from the other movies.

What do you think?