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Heroes of Windemere Profile: Fizzle

(Can’t do this series without Fizzle.) Hair– Purple Scales Eyes– Changes depending on mood Race– Drite Hometown– Visindor Forest Career– Guardian of Visindor Weapon(s) of Choice– Magic and Hallucinogenic Breath Weapon Debut Book– Legends of Windemere: Beginning of a Hero Originally the … Continue reading

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Heroes of Windemere Profile: Dariana

(I still find it funny that I planned on keeping her lineage a secret.  By the time I reached her debut, I was done with secrets and big reveals.  The idea of making it known she was the Baron’s daughter … Continue reading

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Heroes of Windemere Profile: Delvin Cunningham

(Sometimes I think of him as the unsung champion.  Goes under the radar more than the others.) Hair– Brown Eyes– Blue Race– Human Hometown– Yagervan Plains; Osprey Tribe Career– Mercenary Weapon(s) of Choice– Shield and Bastard Sword Debut Book– Legends of Windemere: Family of the Tri-Rune The … Continue reading

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Heroes of Windemere Profile: Timoran Wrath

(Good old Timoran.  This is when the covers changed a bit too.  Learned that many readers will think a change of cover still signifies a new series.  Didn’t matter that the series title was the same.  Weird.)   Hair– Red Eyes– Blue … Continue reading

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Heroes of Windemere Profiles: Sari

(Always interesting revisiting this character.  She went through a lot and I never got the sense she found true closure.) Hair– Blue Eyes– Green Race– Human gypsy Hometown– None due to gypsy clans being nomadic Career– Gypsy/Thief/Party Thrower Weapon(s) of … Continue reading

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Heroes of Windemere Profile: Nyx

(Cover is still one of my favorites.) Hair– Black Eyes– Violet Race– Half-elf/Channeler Hometown– Gaia; Birth town unknown Career– Caster Weapon(s) of Choice– Magic Debut Book– Legends of Windemere: Prodigy of Rainbow Tower Casters require years of training to master the … Continue reading

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Heroes of Windemere Profile: Luke Callindor

(Found a fun little collection of posts from 2016.  I did some profiles of the main heroes of Legends of Windemere.  Should be fun to see again.)   Hair– Blonde Eyes– Green; Later chocolate brown with gold flecks and black circles … Continue reading

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Biographies and Character Evolution: A Head Start?

A goal of writing is to evolve our characters.  If they are the same at the end of their adventure as they were at the beginning then we missed something.  Even if they go back home, there needs to be … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Writing Character Biographies

Sticking with the character biography topic, we’re going to look into a few tips for those who want to use this trick.  I’m sure this isn’t for everyone.  It’s a big plotter/planner tool alongside outlines and summaries.  You can also … Continue reading

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Is There a Point in Character Bios?

I can already hear at least once pantser preparing to explain why they don’t do this.  If it helps, person with fingers at the ready, you’re right.  Character biographies don’t work for everyone.  They aren’t even universal because everyone has … Continue reading

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