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Sarah doesn't have a lot of internal strife going on. She's mainly a victim of awkward circumstances. She doesn't really "change", she's just subjected to external issues, some good, some bad. If you take out the backstory, she's basically an Archie comic. There's no real struggle. No conflict, nobody to root for.?

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Really?
Because I'm almost always getting told I'm telegraphing the next awful event, to the point where I decided I had to take it easy for a while after Penny sent her to the emergency room so that readers could relax a bit. Perhaps it's been too long since something like that happened, since I put all my cards on the table?

This doesn't jibe at ALL with the email I get, with the dread people feel for what's gonna happen next, for the worry they always have for the character.

I don't see Archie comics about abusive families, hate leading to assault, bullying.... I don't even see rifts between friends lasting more than a few pages.

But I always bring it back to a brighter tone, absolutely. And, Sarah has a strong sense of herself and her own worth.... perhaps even when it would have been eroded by external forces. Whereas Maxy does NOT. So yes, I see the point that Sarah's internal conflict isn't really a focus, especially when compared to the high relief of Maxy's. Sarah's steadfast, Maxy is trying to hold herself together and the smallest dare is a great triumph. For Sarah, daring is part of the fiber that makes her up.

Still, I think people all too frequently confuse "moody" for "deep"..... darkness for profundity.