Tag Archives: characters

Questions 3: The Unexpected Favorite

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m getting some mileage out of these sketches.  Now I’m going to be trying to connect the Questions 3 to whatever I do for the Tuesday post.  Not easy for the first one that told the origin of The Mercenary Prince. … Continue reading →

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Growing a Character? Add water, sunlight, & the nearest sugary confection

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I have to be honest about this post.  I’m not sure what I originally meant by ‘Growing a Character’ when I saw it on the list of topics.  Somebody probably suggested it and I thought the note would be enough.  … Continue reading →

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The Slow, Oblivious, or ‘Idiot’ Hero: They Try and Usually Succeed

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Not the best description for this hero type, but I’m not sure what to call them.  This isn’t even to be insulting.  What I mean are characters who are trying to do good, but seem to lack the mental abilities … Continue reading →

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What If Your Hero is a Pessimist?

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m not 100% sure Rorschach is the best example.  He might be more cynical than pessimistic, but it’s been a while since I saw the movie or read the graphic novel.  I asked a friend if he knew of a … Continue reading →

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Switching Focus from Story to Character

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

(The image has nothing to do with this.  After 20 minutes of searching, I picked a random thing in the Yahoo image search that made me smirk.) I’m not sure where the change happened with Legends of Windemere.  Not with … Continue reading →

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Character Origins: Yola Biggs the Goddess of Chaos

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

It’s only right that I talk about Yola Biggs before Merchant of Nevra Coil is released next month.  She causes everything that happens and gets a good evolution as well as revealing more about the world of the gods.  So … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of a Mid or Late Series Detour Tale

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

For context, Dean dies repeatedly in that episode while the day repeats with only Sam knowing.  There is an actual reason for that to happen, which is revealed at the end and I won’t spoil the fun.  Seriously, it got … Continue reading →

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Powerful Characters with Restrained Personas

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I’m not going to get into spoilers and share one of the few Legends of Windemere things that I’ve kept off my blog.  The topic here is characters who are high-powered, but don’t use them to the fullest due to … Continue reading →

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Coming in with a Reputation

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve been doing some thinking about heroes and their reputations.  Mostly how I work with them in my books.  I’ve always found it interesting when a character considers the long term affect of their adventures.  Even if they don’t think … Continue reading →

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Long Delayed Meetings

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

Funny how it took me so long to get to this post.  To be fair, I made a note on a piece of paper with badly erased pencil on it.  Anyway, this is about characters that are connected, but don’t … Continue reading →

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