Making Believable Characters

Making characters believable is hard. One technique to make characters believable is to give them flaws. Often, writers will use techniques like introducing moral, ethical or emotional flaws into their characters. But, there are other ways to make flawed characters. Sometimes, it’s best to make your character flawed in ways that we are all flawed: Read more about Making Believable Characters[…]

Making Believable Characters

Making characters believable is hard. One technique to make characters believable is to give them flaws. Often, writers will use techniques like introducing moral, ethical or emotional flaws into their characters. But, there are other ways to make flawed characters. Sometimes, it’s best to make your character flawed in ways that we are all flawed: […]

Being An Author and a Gamer

Yeah, I play games. All kinds of games. PC RPGs, MMOs, table-top RPGs, the (very) occasional casual game, even bored games (yeah, I spelled it that way on purpose). I’ve been playing games all of my life. And, for much of my life, being a gamer came with a side of derision by my peers […]

Ooh, We Got Chemistry

My wife and I are catching up on season 4 of Suits. And while the personal morality of the characters makes me uncomfortable from time-to-time, the chemistry that the characters display is exquisite and uncanny. In episode 10 of season 4, there is a scene between Harvey and Mike in which they affectionately tease each Read more about Ooh, We Got Chemistry[…]

Ooh, We Got Chemistry

My wife and I are catching up on season 4 of Suits. And while the personal morality of the characters makes me uncomfortable from time-to-time, the chemistry that the characters display is exquisite and uncanny. In episode 10 of season 4, there is a scene between Harvey and Mike in which they affectionately tease each […]

The Grandfather tells a story, by Albert Anker, ca. 1884.

The Surprising Advantages of Being a Storyteller

I Am a Storyteller A few years ago, I completed my CC in Toastmasters . During that time, I took every advantage of the leeway provided by the rules to tell stories. I told true stories about my life and made up fictional stories about the origin of the Loch Ness Monster, Professor MacKay and a Read more about The Surprising Advantages of Being a Storyteller[…]