Tag Archives: Advice

What is he becoming?

photo by Sybren Now, here’s one trick that might help you remember to create dynamic characters. Many books on characterization will tell you go write up character sheets that list your character’s skin color, educational background, medical history and so on ad-infinitum. But I find it far more valuable to always think of my characters

Meta Monday 7: Subconscious Take Over

photo by happy sweet “Let your subconscious take over; keep your intellect out of the way. Be passionate about what you’re doing. Look at it this way: When you start a love affair, the last thing you want to be is critical, right? And if you’re starting a business, the last thing you want to

Dynamic Immortality

photo by simonse Physical immortality is a common concept in the two major realms I write about in this blog: speculative fiction and tabletop roleplaying games. A hero reaches a certain point in his career when he attains demigod status, and is thus immune to death by aging or natural causes. Vampirism and many other