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Tag Archives: growth
Revisit: What Do You Look For In Character Evolution?
(Originally posted on July 25, 2013. Not exactly the evolution about since we’re talking more mental and emotional than physical. Realizing that many of these are kind of short too. Guess it’s from a time when I had more activity … Continue reading
Does Romance End an Adventure?
I’ve run into this opinion before: “Romance does not belong in any genres other than romance.” This goes double for when it’s added to an adventure-based fantasy. Some people hate if there’s even a hint at anything more than characters … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged action, adventure, characters, development, growth, hate, heartbreak, love, partners, romance, writing
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7 Tips to Character’s Making Uncharacteristic Decisions
The above question does come up when you see a character acting in a way that they really shouldn’t. For some authors, this could be growth in that a risk is being taken. Yet, that doesn’t always come off correctly. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged advice, author, characters, development, growth, heroes, tips, villains, writing
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Maturity vs Immaturity
Know the above quote for a fact, but we’re going to stick to fiction. ‘Maturity vs Immaturity’ is the tried and true ‘Coming of Age’ story. What can we really say about that theme? First of all, this is a … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged author, coming of age, growth, immaturity, maturity, themes, writing
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Revisiting Origins: Kira Grasdon
Within the pages of Legends of Windemere, one character will always stand out to me as the wild card. The reason is because she was unexpected, but she also developed a really big love/hate relationship with readers. Some seemed to hate … Continue reading
Posted in Character Origins, Legends of Windemere
Tagged action adventure, author, character development, evolution, fantasy, growth, heroes, Kira Grasdon, Lacarsis, Legends of Windemere, love triangles, magic, monsters, open relationships, origins, Quest of the Brokenhearted, romance, Sari, series, survival, swords & sorcery, tragedy, writing
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The Benefit of Teenage Protagonists
The Young Adult market is pretty bad. One of its staples is having a teenage protagonist, which gets some interesting responses. Most people seem to relate to these characters on some levels, but you have the occasional audience member judging … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged development, fiction, growth, heroes, maturity, protagonists, teenagers, writing
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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
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged biographies, biography, characters, development, evolution, fiction, growth, planning, plotting, writing
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New Release: The Yak Guy Project by C.S. Boyack #asmsg #dystopian #bookboost
(Let’s have a round of applause and comments for special guest, C.S. Boyack!) Thanks for having me over today, Charles. You usually get a visit from Lisa, my assistant and spokesmodel, but today it’s me. There is a bit of … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Blogging, Spotlight
Tagged adventure, Amazon Kindle, blogging, books, coming of age, dystopian, ebooks, fiction, growth, guest post, journey, new release, tarot, writing, yak, Yak Guy Project
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The Benefits of a Mid or Late Series Detour Tale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRtpvCxCnEo 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 … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged author, character development, characters, detour tale, epic fantasy, fantasy, fiction, growth, high fantasy, humor, is anybody reading these tags?, Legends of Windemere, lightheartedness, magic, plot, storylines, sword & sorcery, Windemere, writing, Yola Wuz Here
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Echoes of Narcissus in the Gardens of Delight is LIVE!
Donna thought there was something wrong with her. That she was suffering from a mental illness that has caused her husband to despise her, distance himself from her, and cheat on her. She blames herself for the desolate, miserable thing … Continue reading
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Tagged author, family, fiction, growth, kindle, narcissism, personal growth, spirituality, women, writing
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