Category: Characters
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Meet the Cast of The Wayward Damned
I introduced you to the main characters in Maiden prior to release, and I’m going to do the same with Wayward now. Are you ready to meet some ferocious smugglers, heinous thieves, a king finally getting his revenge and some sweeter characters we’ll meet along the way?
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Screw Writing Strong Women
This photo, in my mind, sums up this post completely. Quoting the ever brilliant Joss Whedon when asked why he writes strong female characters answered ‘because you’re still asking me that question’. Having heard this notion of a ‘strong woman’ most of my life it has come to my attention that ‘strong’ doesn’t really cover…
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Astrology for Character Creation
When you feel that first spark of inspiration for a new character it all seems like fate -perfectly falling into place, you manage to construct the perfect look, the right backstory, a detailed family, and most importantly – a fascinating personality that will pull your readers along for the ride. BUT once you’ve gone down…
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Kill Your Darlings
Fellow writers I hope you’re finding useful things on my blog to help with writing that story! I’m slowly building up an archive of writing posts to support you with your goals. Now, if you are anything like me, most of your writing results in some deaths. I write Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Gothic, Horror, Historical and…
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The Fascination with Grey Characters
Why are we as a species so profoundly interested in characters that aren’t clear cut good guys? I know for a fact that I am… so much so that clear cut good guys actually bore me. To clarify if you are unsure, grey characters are those that are inherently neither ‘good’ nor ‘bad’. To be…
S. M. MITCHELL 