Jason’s answer to “Hi, Jason. I am wondering, do you outline for your novels or are you more of an organic writer?” > Likes and Comments

Makes perfect sense. Evolving characters make the best characters so long as you show the evolution, which isn't always easy to do. Not sure if you are a Game of Thrones fan, but I think Jaime Lannister has a fascinating character arc (though I'm amazed by just how much fans are willing to forgive). Anyway, it's a lot of fun when the story I'm writing takes off in a direction I didn't expect a moment before writing it - that might be when writing is at its most fun for me, creating from the whispers of some secret muse