Aspiring writer who submits an Elizabethan sonnet for a chance at Château de Noya.
DRAFT — minimal character stub drawn from the How They Fall manuscript. To expand.
William Miller
Established facts (from How They Fall)
- Brother of Aurora Miller.
- Son of Lori and Adam (surname inconsistent in the draft — "Morris" in one line, "Miller" elsewhere; reconcile).
- Warwickshire, England, 1875.
- Humble origin; family was debt-free, owned a home, grew their own food, and sacrificed aggressively to savings for their children's future.
- Saved his own money for three years in pursuit of a newly released typewriter.
- Encountered the Old Man at the town gate, who was distributing entry sheets for a Château de Noya Sonnet Laureate Submission — prize: a new typewriter; grand prize: an invitation to Château de Noya.
- Only William could see the Old Man; Aurora could not.
Outline threads involving William (from author's notes)
- Receives the typewriter.
- Accepts invitation to Château de Noya.
- Meets Sachi — a gifted kid; studies alongside him.
- Present when Lori is diagnosed.
The Sonnet Sheet (from the manuscript)
- Form: Elizabethan sonnet.
- Rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
- Meter: iambic pentameter.
- Structure: three quatrains and a couplet.
