Fiction and Fantasy

Tag: Character

  • Top 10 Female Characters I Relate To – Part 1

    I have yet to figure out what the magical formula is for making a character I can relate to, but the sign of a shoe-in is when I can look at a character, laugh, turn to my family, and say, “Yeah, that’s me.” So here’s 10 characters I relate a little too well to… ๐Ÿ˜›…

  • Follow-Up to “Character Issues” Post

    Update : Added image. Corrected minor spelling/grammatical errors. Updated formatting to current blog standards. One of my readers was kind enough to give me some tips on my previous post. As I was replying, I realized that I actually had some new angles to examine while looking at this character (and that I kind of…

  • Character Issues – Flash Post

    I’ve been having a really hard time working on one of my characters in The Victor’s Blade. Much of her purpose has been changed, and she’s never been one of my favorite characters, although I wanted her to be one that the readers cared about deeply. One of the biggest questions for me is “Do…

  • Excerpt – Elemental Story: Drawing

    Update : Added photo and applicable link. Updated formatting to current blog standards. Here’s an excerpt from a work-in-progress novel I’ve mentioned once before on the blog, my so-called “Elemental Story.” Still haven’t come up with a title, but hope you enjoy this sneak peek into some of the cast! โ€œWell, now what?โ€ I look…

  • My Experiment: Making a Modern Antihero, Part 2

    Update : Added buttons. Updated formatting to current blog standards. My antihero Cassius was a brutal and probably insane man–somebody nobody would want to be or be around. “Quellus ‘The Bone-Breaker’ Karth” is how he introduces himself to the party, using an over-the-top fake name with an equally ridiculous backstory to match. Why? Just because…

  • My Experiment: Making a Modern Antihero, Part 1

    Update : Added applicable links. Updated links. Updated formatting to current blog standards. If you’re here for Part 2, click here. Last week I talked about how I wanted to expand my writing abilities by dabbling in moral dilemmas and creating antihero characters. Although it was fun throwing tricky situations at my otherwise squeaky-clean heroes,…

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