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Creating Compelling Characters (pt 2)

The series introduces a Character Template and its relevance. Exploring personality traits, it emphasizes the importance of strengths and unique abilities in creating compelling characters. It highlights the character’s positive traits and distinct skills, offering insights into character development. The upcoming post will cover weaknesses and vulnerabilities for added depth. Subscribe for template access.

Creating Compelling Characters (pt 1)

This series explains how to use the Character Template to craft compelling characters. It emphasizes the importance of authentic and relevant physical descriptions that add depth and meaning. The template offers opportunities for symbolism and character development through subtle visual cues. Stay tuned for the next post on using the template for personality traits.

What’s in a name?

Today’s post delves into the impact of character names on storytelling. Names can reflect traits, cultural significance, and character evolution. Unique spellings and balancing realism versus fantasy are also important considerations. The post emphasizes the role of names in adding depth and intrigue to characters, inviting readers to share their own experiences.

Crafting Compelling Characters with a Character Template

This series introduces a character template for crafting engaging characters, covering physical descriptions, personality traits, motivations, and more. The template provides a solid foundation and practical prompts, making character creation more manageable. Readers can access the template to enhance their own writing, fostering unique storytelling voices. Explore character development together!

Do different versions matter?

A few months ago, I followed the advice to authors on the Amazon Kindle store recommending to do a paperback copy of my book “A New Past: Book One“. Their advice is: Reach new readers by creating a paperback version of your book. KDP automatically prints and ships your book whenever customers order copies soContinue reading “Do different versions matter?”

My Character template

I’m preparing a series of posting about how I use a character template to help me create and manage characters in my writing.

For anyone who has already subscribed, here is the full template if you want to follow along in the posting series.

GAI & the creative process (part 4)

In my last post, I was less than satisfied with the motivations and background generated by the model for the female elf in the story. It felt like it drew on too many cliche’s common to the fantasy genre. The next prompt is a direction to expand on a specific paragraph from the previous output:Continue reading “GAI & the creative process (part 4)”

GAI & the creative process (part 3)

Continuing on from my last post, let’s see what other ideas can be mined from my GAI session. Continuing to the next prompt: Why does Roran seek a financial gain from his efforts? How does it compete with his sense of adventure and curiosity? Once again, since I’m still in the same chat-session, the modelContinue reading “GAI & the creative process (part 3)”

GAI & the creative process (part 2)

Continuing on from my last post, let’s see if we can modify the prompt provided to my model to generate better content or provide additional ideas for exploring in the story. Following the output from my first prompt, I added the following: Expand on Roran’s motivation for entering into the woods. Make him much moreContinue reading “GAI & the creative process (part 2)”

Run one ad….a PSA

This is a Public Service Announcement for any authors who run ads on Facebook or Instagram. You should know that you will start getting phishing emails within two days of the ad starting. Following the tips I got from an editor for self promotion of books, I have been cross posting these blog entries toContinue reading “Run one ad….a PSA”