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Author Rumors, Stigmas, and Stereotypes
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As I lay here resting and nursing whatever this malady is, I have been answering comments and thinking. One thing my mind wandered off to was the various stereotypes about authors. We drink, we’re eccentric, we’re sensitive, we’re aloof, etc. Then my mind wandered to humor and that April 1st is a month away. I’m not a prankster though, so I have to make people laugh differently.
This is going to be simple. List an author stereotype in the comments and I’ll use it to make a fun, cheeky post on April 1st. Honestly, the two have very little to do with each other, but that’s the first open day I have on my schedule.
So, what strange things have you heard people say about authors?
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…. my friend, Author, Shawn Griffith has some intriguing thoughts on ‘character’… enjoy…
A very interesting post on having character.
…here’s an interesting blog piece from my friend, Author, Shawn Griffith, that has set my wee grey cells thinking, Lads and Lassies of Blog Land… I’m sure it will have some of yer own twirling as well… enjoy…
From Shawn Griffith
#GotCharacter? Has society given up on character?
First I want to say, “Thank you Seumas!” Thank for the opportunity to share with your wonderful readers and to give a fellow blogger a hand up. You sir are a gentleman of character in many connotations of that term.
“Men of character are the conscience of the society to which they belong.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
There have been numerous books and studies done about our culture moving from character based one to that of personality based. What does this mean? Simply that it is now perceived to be more important to be liked than to have good character. I feel…
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The Robinson Bundle: Pearseus’ Map and Character Lists
I got the idea of this bundle through my friend C. E. Robinson. After very kindly buying my epic fantasy series, Pearseus, she told me that she printed out the map and character list, to help her while reading.
This gave me the idea of presenting that information in the form of a post and a download link, to allow readers to more easily do so. In her honor, I call it the Robinson bundle.
The bundle contains the following documents:
- The character lists of the three books. As these change among books, and to avoid any spoilers, they come in three separate PDFs. This makes it easier to print out the one you want.
- As a special nod to my lovely cousin and beta-reader, Elpida, a timeline with the events up to Vigil (the things I’ll do for Tex-Mex).
- The map below in high resolution (1200×860). You can also save the image…
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Guest Post at Traci Sanders Place
I am also posting today on A Word with Traci the blog of author Traci Sanders. I put up a short story that was published in the Paper Book Collective titled The World Darkly and thought Traci’s readers would like it. I didn’t think I could do an adequate job of trying to explain Frank, Billy, and Ms. Sutter but still wanted a story day.
Jump over and read the story. You will also find a very nice place to visit frequently.
Here is the link and Traci’s bio. She is quite a person.
Bio
Author and mother of three, Traci Sanders has been composing poetry, songs, and children’s stories since the young age of ten. In 2003, she opened her home to young children in her community offering “beyond the basics” teachings. In 2008, she was recognized by the Child Care Resource and Referral Agency as Family Childcare Provider…
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Dying Man, 24, Leaves an Awesome Message That Everyone Should Read:
Soon I Will be Gone Forever, but That’s Okay as Long as Someone Reads This.
I am only 24 years old, yet I have actually already chosen my last tie. It’s the one that I will wear on my funeral (above) a few months from now. It may not match my suit, but I think it’s perfect for the occasion.
The cancer diagnosis came too late to give me at least a tenuous hope for a long life, but I realized that the most important thing about death is to ensure that you leave this world a little better than it was before you existed with your contributions . The way I’ve lived my life so far, my existence or more precisely the loss of it, will not matter because I have lived without doing anything impactful.
Before, there were so many things that occupied my mind. When I learned…
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Action and Knowing Your Character
Spider-Man vs Juggernaut (Marvel Comics)
I’ve talked about writing action scenes before and people still ask for some tips. Today I’m going to give a few that center on knowing your character. Some might be repeats from other posts, but it doesn’t hurt to hear it again if you plan on doing a lot of action.
- You really need to know the limits of your characters. The above picture shows that Spider-Man may be strong, but Juggernaut is stronger. The writer/artist know how to work such a fight without going outside the limits of the characters. You would lose readers if Juggernaut starts doing nimble backflips or Spider-Man hurls the big guy into the next county. As powerful as they are, each one has a limit.
- Not every weapon can penetrate armor. I thought of this when I caught part of a movie that had two knights fighting. They had platemail and it ended with a simple slash across the chest. There was no mark on the other warrior that you could see since he fell face down, but it got me thinking. How often do authors focus on the weapons and tend to forget the armor? You can get so caught up in the offense of an action scene that you ignore the defensive side beyond a few blocks.
- Being a warrior doesn’t mean you can use EVERY weapon created. Check out the heroes of Windemere and you’ll see that each one has signature weapons. If they grab something else then they tend to wield it like their favored weapon. The idea of a ‘Weapons Master’ is common in fantasy, but tends to be reserved for ancient characters that take the role of mentor. A young hero like Luke Callindor shouldn’t be able to use more than his sabers, a range weapon, and a few simple things. Though his level of skill would vary. Remember that practice and training is necessary for a character to develop even if they’re a natural.
- If you describe a character as having long legs then kicking might be more useful than punching. I always wonder why some fight scenes exclude any moves from below the waist. If the character is a skilled fighter then they you can believe they would play to their strengths. Powerful and long legs shouldn’t be ignored. I’m not talking only kicks to the head too. Injuring an opponent’s legs will slow them down, so shots to the knees and ankles should be considered.
- Height, weight, girth, etc. is something that I try hard to remember. Case in point, a halfling or gnome is a shorter target. A taller warrior would have to stab down, swing low, and alter their fighting styles to handle a ‘below average’ height. The trade off is that shorter characters need to find ways to reach more vital areas on their enemies, which is where stealth and range come into play. Yet, there is another side of this and that’s allies remembering this fact. There’s a fight scene in Prodigy of Rainbow Tower where Nyx and Nimby are back-to-back. Nyx takes advantage of having a shorter ally and ducks high strikes without worrying about Nimby getting hit. Same goes for archers being able to shoot over shorter allies.
Those are what came to mind and I’m sure there are more that I forgot. I’ll probably revisit this if I can think of any others. As usual, I’m always up for suggestions and questions that can create other posts.
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Guest Post. Handy hints on developing a villain over a series.
Hey! Another guest post of mine. I’ve been busy. 🙂
I am delighted to welcome my cyber buddy Charles Yallowitz, author of the long running fantasy series, Legends of Windemere, to talk about villains. Legends of Windemere is a seriously epic series – 9 books and counting. But as well as writing lots of excellent books Charles runs a great blog; plenty of thought provoking posts, interesting news and lots of chat in the comments. I thoroughly recommend you have a look at it, here. But do read the article first won’t you? Which reminds me… over to you Mr Yallowitz.
The Lich by Jason Pedersen
First, thanks to M T McGuire for allowing me to write a guest post. The question posed was about character development over the course of a series. Legends of Windemere, my fantasy adventure series, has six books out with a seventh on the way. So I get asked about this area a lot…
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The Stanton Effect: Invoking Wonder
A few post I wrote about Invoking Wonder.
Thank you to L. Marie for asking me to be a part of this guest post series. My name is Charles E. Yallowitz. I run the Legends of Windemere blog and publish books under the same title. I think that covers the “My Name is” requirement.
This is about one of the points on Andrew Stanton’s TED Talk. I chose to write about invoking wonder in the reader. As a fantasy author, this is a very important goal whether I focus on it or not. I have to draw readers into a world that doesn’t exist outside of the page, so there is more that I have to say. For example, I can say, “They drive to New York City,” and people will immediately visualize the city with familiar landmarks. You may have to describe some of the area, but people have a pre-existing notion of what…
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WRITING AND PROMOTING A SERIES: Series authors, Nicholas C. Rossis and Charles Yallowitz
Check out a joint interview with me and NIcholas C. Rossis.
WRITING AND PROMOTING A SERIES:
by series authors, Nicholas C. Rossis, Pearseus series, and
Charles Yallowitz, Legends of Windemere series
Guest bloggers and former guests on CHANGES conversations between authors
(Episodes 7 and 9), http://www.sallyember.com
PEARSEUS: VIGIL NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON
This joint post was made possible by the invitation of Sally Ember, who has been gracious enough to allow us to speak on her blog. She has done this knowing that Mr. Rossis and Mr. Yallowitz have a history of crazy antics. Indeed, some of these antics occurred on Sally’s very own LIVE video show *CHANGES* conversations between authors, which you can find online. Thank you to Sally Ember and we hope everyone enjoys this post on writing a series.
Check out Nicholas’s newest release, Pearseus: Vigil, by clicking on the above cover art and
prepare for a March/April debut of Charles’s next book, Legends…
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