[quote=@Sierra]
I'm still too self-conscious to properly pitch anything involving Lyra because as a character she is actually a textbook sadist. That's part of what makes her fun ... but am I mentally prepared to write that? Jury's out.
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If you're not sadist, or if a part of you doesn't enjoy the idea of inflicting pain on others, no fun or exhilarating then why bother writing about it?