Thread:BlackSwanSRM/@comment-174.109.158.107-20190104013254/@comment-37530514-20190109160400

WHEW okay so-

I agree about Lady Gisela. I've never thought about the repeating thing!! That is a VERY valid point. See, I've seen some arguments on this with some logical evidence, but all of that evidence is based on now, not how it would effect the series. I agree, I don't think Shannon has enought time to bring in something like that and then wrap up the series. Also, it just feels like a cheat to get out of the love triangle- and excuse, and overall, very bad writing. It's one thing when your ship doesn't happen, but it's another thing when your ship never had any chance of happening. That might work one or two books in, but seven? Nope.

Also, I was just thinking yesterday, Keefe was created because Shannon thought it felt weird that Fitz didn't have a friend his age. Keefe was created on the 11th out of 20th draft- meaning for 11 versions of the book, Keefe didn't exist. Now, I don't think that Gisela and Cassius were created before Keefe- I think they were created after him, as his parents. My reasoning is that Gisela doesn't come into book one at all. It would make sense for Shannon to write 11 drafts of the book, add Keefe, realize who his parents were, realize the potential, and bring Gisela in book two, when Shannon started to play with Keefe's role more. Also, if Gisela was created before Keefe, then that would be weird. How would she ever get pulled into the story, if she and Cassius were just a random snobby elvin couple? It would be obvious that something was fishy. If I'm right, and Gisela was created after Keefe, not before, then that would be really weird for Shannon to write ELEVEN drafts of the book and still not know who Sophie's mom was. Not to mention, in order for Gisela to be Sophie's mom, she would've had to have a huge backstory woven into the black swan. It would be really random to pull out now, with no hint of it, and I don't think Shannon's planning is that messy.

^Sorry if that makes no sense, lol!