Mephisto Prospero “Don’t you recognize me?” I love this subject. So, I thought I would discuss it again. The logic of character is the thing that makes it so that characters come alive, the thing that makes it so that quality A and quality B overlap to make Character C who not only seems…
Once again, the Bad Ass Faeries Anthology (3 this time) is up for an award. Vol. 2 won the Eppie for Best Anthology. Vol. 3 is up for an EPIC. The award itself will be announced in March. comments
Several more guest blogs at B A Faeries, including D C Wilson and James Chambers. Also, if you page down a bit: Brian Koscienski and Chris Pizano who wrote the very amusing “7-Up Sprite.” You can see this, and more, at: http://badassfaeries.livejournal.com/ On a totally unrelated topic, one kind reader just reported that she was…
No Writing Post this week due to me being in the midst of editing Prospero Regained. See you next week!
Hey Folks, It’s been a while since I’ve done one on these. (I used to do them once a month. Should get back to that.) For anyone who is new here, Twenty For Prayer is based on the idea, which I have seen in more than one place, that twenty people praying together can stop…
We had some lovely and amazing carved pumpkins in our neighborhod…but I miss jack-o-lanterns. I love the old-fashion, grinning, trangle-eyed pumpkins. (We always used the triangles from the eyes on top to make cat ears when I was young.) I hope they don’t go away, just because people can now do neat artwork, too.…
Wonderful treat today! A guest blog by pirate author Misty Massey. Today she writes about the origins of the excellent website for writers: Magical Words. Mad Kestrel by Misty Massey Cool girl Pirate kicks butt! ————————————————————————— In January of 2008, I was anticipating my first novel hitting shelves, and honestly panicking about how on…
I mentioned before that I seldom read reviews. In commenting on the anti-Catholic thing, I neglected to mention the good part. All my life, I’ve wanted to write a certain kind of story…a story that read like poetry, that spun a story of magic and wonder and wowed readers with that same sense of joy…
I normally don’t read reviews of my books, but last night I glanced at a few. I was delighted with how well Prospero In Hell is being received. By accident, however, I found myself on the Amazon.com site for Prospero Lost and noticed that there was a 1 star review. I clicked on it expecting…
Today’s essay is on how to write villains. Brief disclaimer: I do not believe I have any expertise in this, but I asked around and this is what I have been able to discover. The key to a good villain is that he presents a good challenge to the hero. That is it.…