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Meeting the Gods of Other Worlds

September 15, 2009

Last week I had the pleasure of briefly meeting Sir Terry Pratchett at Discworld Con, where he was the guest of honor. I was there to do a bit part in the opening ceremony, which I was happy to do as a long standing fan of Pratchett’s 30+ book Discworld series.
After galloping through my part [...]

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Complexity Simplified

February 27, 2009

So I’m still thinking about characters and what makes a good one.  Or at least a memorable one.  Sometimes I’ll hear people talk about ‘rich, complex characters’.  If you have one of those that’s fine I suppose but it occurs to me that many memorable characters are not complex at all.  Sherlock Holmes, Conan, Indiana [...]

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Regimented Writing

February 8, 2009

You know how it goes.  Work was crazy so I was really tired when I got home.  I’m just gonna check my e-mail and then I’ll jump all over my novel.  MonsterQuest is on and this time they might get DNA from a real live sasquatch. 
Whatever, a day gets away from you, then a week, [...]

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Extreme Characters: Jim Profit

January 19, 2009

Some of the most interesting characters we encounter in literature and film are those that are well outside the norm. They are not like anyone we know, and are probably not like anyone we could ever be.  How do such extreme characters impact the stories they are in?
Are your own characters this interesting?  Don’t be [...]

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