writing
-
Clair Obscur: To be accountable to those that come after
CROSSPOST FROM COMRADERY. Part of a three part series: Disability (part 1), Right to Exist (part 2), and Accountability and Healing (part 3). In my prior essays, I related themes woven through Clair Obscur to show how it can parallel real world complexities and oppression. For the character of Alicia and Gustave (and even Lune Continue reading
-
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 – That which hides hope with scars
CROSSPOST FROM MY COMADERY. Part of a three part series: Disability (part 1), Right to Exist (part 2), and Accountability and Healing (part 3). It may come as a surprise for some players to call Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 a Disabled narrative, and yet that is essential to the core of the story. Several of Continue reading
-
Nucleation Review
Nucleation by Kimberly Unger Overall Thoughts: For a science fiction tale, this book not only impressed me with its use of physics, specifically entanglement of particles, but blew me away with its scope of imagination. The characters leapt off the page with such personality, and the book kept twisting and turning with surprises every step Continue reading
-
Characterization: The Template
I have a fairly robust character template that I keep regularly updated as I progress through my novels. Character aren’t static, and they do change over time, so I have a section in my template that covers character growth. I try to dig deeply into the psyche of my characters as well as their past Continue reading
-
A Primer on Writing Trans Characters
Introduction A question I’m commonly asked is: how does one write a trans character? I also get asked this question in regards to writing gay, lesbian, or bisexual characters, and/or how to write a person of color. There is a lot of overlap in these questions since a person can have a variety of skin Continue reading
-
Writing Process: An Update
Update on The Dragios Twins Trilogy Book 1: The Lost Ones A few weeks ago, my editor returned my book to me with some excellent edits and suggestions. She noted areas where I needed more precise and descriptive words, areas where believability was an issue, characters who weren’t as strongly painted as other characters, suggestions Continue reading
-
Let’s Write! Constructing and Developing Ideas
In a writer’s life, there are times where ideas seem plentiful, like the molecules in a river, and other times, ideas seem scarce like water in a desert. No matter how plentiful or scarce your ideas are, the hardest aspect to them is constructing those ideas into workable stories. In the following writer’s exercise from Continue reading
-
Traveling the Internets
I have been a bit swamped at work and so am behind in my posts for this blog. Below are articles I found interesting sorted by category: Video games: Trigger warning: Discussion of death threats and harassment. Yes, her life was threatened to the point she had to seek safety away from her home and Continue reading
Reshaping Reality 