Hawkeye and Character Development

I watched Hawkeye on Disney Plus the other day, and I enjoyed it. I like some of the things that they do to humanize the character and the experience overall. There are consequences for Hawkeye, Clint Barton, to be an Avenger and save the world, good and bad. Things are not just hunky dory for the character. People on the street recognize him and want something of him whether it be a selfie, a handshake or something else. They will thank him as well. It also has a negative affect on his family, and he is relatively aloof and indifferent to it all. For me, I have always liked to focus more on characters than plot, so character development is always welcome to me in any story.

When I edited some of my stories, specifically The Mustard Prince, I had to delve into the characters a lot more. I had to think about how a character will react in a totally new situation and write it out. For example, The Mustard Prince has never been to a tavern full of people that are rough around the edges, so he cannot just enter as if he has been there before. I made the mistake on earlier drafts of him entering the tavern normally, but that does not make sense when putting some thought into it.

While that may seem obvious now, that was a lesson learned over time. It goes to show that this whole writing thing is a process and a journey of learning and discovery.