Developing A Fictional Character

We’re now seventeen days into the course, and learned enough to get started. Starting with the idea, story structure, the essence of conflict, and…

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…