On Using the Term Garou

On Using the term Garou. Working on the concept behind my novel (working titles Moon and Second Moon, subject to change), I did some…

Character Planning or Pants’ing?

Not a complicated blog post today – just simple observations. Some people require vast amounts of detailed histories on their character profiles, where they…

Character Profile–Joseph Lohman

Years ago, I started a Star Trek novel, which I abandoned because there was no internet, no place to find the kind of information…

Character Creation Sheets

Character Creation sheets run the gamut from “Name Height Weight Hair Color” to “At what age did your character first drink a soda?” I’m…

Writers… write and other ADHD musings

I bet the average book reader wonders if authors sit around and pontificate upon the motives and back stories of their characters. The answer…

Archetypes

I haven’t officially made a study of archetypes. What this is, is – heros. Your hero character. Let’s analyze some. Jack Ryan (Clancy) –…

“Where do you get your characters?”

Years ago, I came up with a concept for a novel where a group of people wake up, and find most of civilization just……

Meet A Character – Rolf Offenstath

From my first book… Rolf. Rolf Offenstath sat down wearily in the wreckage of what used to be a house, he guessed. He’d never…

Meet… David Lynch

David Lynch is not the villain in my stories, but he’s certainly one of the more colorful evil types. He’s the guy you worry…