Tag Archives: characters

When Your Characters are Monsters

In most stories, monsters are nothing more than deadly obstacles that have to be overcome to continue on.  They typically don’t have lines, much in the way of personality, or a very long lifespan.  Monsters earn attention by how deadly … Continue reading

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Ask-A-Character: Kira Grasdon in the Hot Seat #fantasy

Quest of the Brokenhearted is available for 99 cents throughout July! Imagine my surprise when I saw I didn’t have a post for today.  Yeah, I’ll admit that I didn’t plan anything since I was focused more on the book release.  … Continue reading

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So, I’m Going to Write a Spin-Off

(I wrote this without remembering that I’d talked about this story over the years.  Keeping the hero a secret was already a lost cause.  I could rewrite the post, but I’m finding it kind of funny that I totally forgot … Continue reading

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Kai Stavros: The Loyal Spymaster

Kai Stavros was my second Live-Action Vampire character who made it one game session before I tossed him.  There was drama involved, which I won’t go into.  Some days, I’m not even sure why I put in the series, but … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Being Dramatic . . . In Fiction

Adding drama into your writing can be tough and many are leery about adding this due it skewing toward the negative.  Yet, it’s fairly unavoidable if you sit down and consider what can be born from it.  We may even … Continue reading

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2017 Top 5: #3- Fashion and Fiction with Our Guests C.S. Boyack and Lisa Burton

This was a guest post by C.S. Boyack done on March 19. The doorbell rang at the writing cabin, and Lisa Burton the robot girl answered. “Charles Yallowitz, what brings you out here?” She gave him a huge hug. “Hi, … Continue reading

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Profiles in Sun and Blood: Characters of ‘War of Nytefall’

Next Thursday will start the War of Nytefall character profiles in order to introduce the 13 main characters.  You’ll get to learn about their origins, personality, and a little bit about their roles without getting into spoilers.  I don’t have pictures for … Continue reading

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Saying Good-Bye

With Legends of Windemere: Warlord of the Forgotten Age, I’ve been thinking a lot about goodbyes.  There are the ones I’m giving to characters that I’ll never write again for various reasons.  There are those that are being said or unsaid between … Continue reading

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The Reaper Visits Windemere: Character Deaths

Little did those red shirts know, they were standing in front of the airlock instead of the elevator.  Oops! Seriously though, character deaths have been a phantom looming over my head since the beginning of Legends of Windemere.  Due to the plot … Continue reading

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Delvin Cunningham Answers Your Questions

On October 30th, I made a post asking for questions that Delvin can answer. This is to help kick off the hype and final march towards Legends of Windemere: Warlord of the Forgotten Age. Let’s start. N.A. Granger asked: What do … Continue reading

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