Steps I take getting to know a character
The past couple of week s I have been working to get to know my characters better. The first step is to learn their names. So far I have the protagonist, Alexandra, Allie, M’Ren. The first born of her generation, she is named for her grandmother. She is set to follow her grandmother’s example of uniting the cultures of…
I thought I would take the latest story I submitted to a contest and edit it. The name of this story is Ode to a Dying Breed. Marie Alexandra Wiktran is the main character. During this week I’ll post information I learn about her. Next week I’ll post the first two pages of the original…
February 17, 2013 Now to work on the antagonist of the story. All I know at this point is that his name is Connell Kreios. His is the captain of a rusty old space ship. It’s not really a pirate ship, but intentions of captain and crew are not honorable. Connell has wasted his time…
January 28, 2013: I need to write something for my website. So what do I do? First I need to make a new friend. With each new character in my stories, I need to get to know them first. Lately I have been thinking about someone like Typhoid Mary. In the next few weeks I…