Hi all,
I'm writing my first novel. My first MC has just been hit on the head (temple) with a rolling-pin by the wife of the man she has run away with, who has been stalking her (my MC is more sympathetic than she sounds, and the wife, considerably less-so). I like the rolling-pin detail, because the stalker considers herself to be the Queen of all domestic matters.
I have three questions about the rolling-pin:
1. Most importantly - would my first MC survive? - I want her to, but it has to be realistic. If she wouldn't survive a blow with a rolling-pin to the temple, can you suggest either: a domestic object that would have a less damaging impact (while still knocking her out cold) or a better place for the stalking-wife to hit her.
2. How would she feel and what would she experience when she came around.
3. Is a rolling-pin too much of a cliché?
I'd really appreciate your advice.
Thanking you in advance.
I'm writing my first novel. My first MC has just been hit on the head (temple) with a rolling-pin by the wife of the man she has run away with, who has been stalking her (my MC is more sympathetic than she sounds, and the wife, considerably less-so). I like the rolling-pin detail, because the stalker considers herself to be the Queen of all domestic matters.
I have three questions about the rolling-pin:
1. Most importantly - would my first MC survive? - I want her to, but it has to be realistic. If she wouldn't survive a blow with a rolling-pin to the temple, can you suggest either: a domestic object that would have a less damaging impact (while still knocking her out cold) or a better place for the stalking-wife to hit her.
2. How would she feel and what would she experience when she came around.
3. Is a rolling-pin too much of a cliché?
I'd really appreciate your advice.
Thanking you in advance.
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