Recent posts tagged characters
2022
Behind The Scenes With 'Unmortal', Pt. 6: The Supporting Cast
A discussion of the supporting cast in my new novel "Unmortal", and the roles they play.
Behind The Scenes With 'Unmortal', Pt. 5: The Characters
An introduction to the roster of characters for my new novel "Unmortal", starting with the main characters.
2021
Behind The Scenes With 'Flight Of The Vajra', Pt. 6: The Supporting Cast
A rundown of the supporting characters in 'Flight Of The Vajra', and the roles they play.
Behind The Scenes With 'Flight Of The Vajra', Pt. 5: The Characters
An introduction to the roster of characters for 'Flight Of The Vajra', starting with the leads. (Including character art!)
Behind The Scenes With 'Welcome To The Fold', Pt. 6: The Supporting Cast
A discussion of the supporting cast in 'Welcome To The Fold', and the roles they play.
2020
Behind The Scenes With 'Welcome To The Fold', Pt. 5: The Characters
An introduction to the roster of characters for "Welcome To The Fold", starting with the leads.
Behind The Scenes With 'Fall Of The Hammer', Pt. 6: The Supporting Cast
A discussion of the supporting cast in my new novel, and the roles they play.
Behind The Scenes With 'Fall Of The Hammer', Pt. 5: The Characters
An introduction to the roster of characters for my new novel, starting with the main characters.
2018
Plug And Play Character Set
On fixing a casting issue in the new novel, by way of a previously unused character.
Behind The Scenes With 'AONO', Pt. 6: The Supporting Cast
A discussion of the supporting cast in my new novel, and the roles they play.
Behind The Scenes With 'AONO', Pt. 5: The Characters
An introduction to the roster of characters for my new novel, starting with the leads.
The Driver's Seat
On the problems of a passive protagonist.
The Characters Who Don't Do Anything
Don't write stories about "people waiting for their lives to begin."
2017
What E Say? Dept.
On my first attempt at writing a character of nonbinary gender.
2016
The Duke, The Prince, And Me Dept.
How David Bowie and Prince jointly inspired a character of mine.
Good Guys Wear Black Dept.
Good guy, bad guy, or interesting guy?
2014
It Ain't Me Dept.
Are you your characters? And should you apologize for them?
2013
You Say Political, I Say Personal Dept.
A political struggle by itself wouldn't be the meat of a good story; it has to be something personal inside the political.
A Defect Of Character Dept.
SF&F's problems with character development are cyclical; we teach ourselves bad habits.
2012
No Humans Allowed, Pt. 2 Dept.
SF's big weakness: worlds without much in the way of people.
