How often have you created characters who are simply cardboard cutouts? What if ... what if one of those poor, defenceless characters decided to protest his ill-treatment? Following on from Part One. [Extracts from] Requests to the Author, from the Promoting Character Development Society on behalf of Character 42b Character 42b, who prefers to be… Continue reading Dear Character … A Loincloth is an Impractical Piece of Clothing
A Letter Regarding Text Butchery and Milestones
He’d build her a bigger house, our Intrepid Heroine decided. Or at least he ought to. One had to be fair when burning one’s subjects’ homes down. - Our Intrepid Heroine the Second Dear Peoples, Our Intrepid Heroine the Second has officially reached the First Draft Milestone. In a colossal push that surprised even me, the… Continue reading A Letter Regarding Text Butchery and Milestones
Owl Are You?
(I know. It's a bad pun) . Our Intrepid Heroine: They Sang (A Lot) is inching forwards. It is going to be a wee bit longer than the first one, as the adventure is quite the riot. "And when your unicorn abandons you, you become officially Aware of the fact that All Hope Is Lost."… Continue reading Owl Are You?
Recountings – Villette: an Adverse Reaction
Disclaimer: This was, for the most part, written the Day After Reading, when the trauma was still fresh and painful in my mind. Villette by Charlotte Bronte - Here be Spoilers - Perhaps I should have looked a little more closely at the reviews I read weeks before starting Villette. Perhaps I should have opened… Continue reading Recountings – Villette: an Adverse Reaction
Chatterbox – Cupcakes and Murder
“We can’t kill him.” The pronouncement hung in the clearing like a gloomy smog. “I mean, we may want to. But we can’t.” Amelia raised her head. “Torture?” she suggested hopefully. She was subjected to a hard stare from her brother, a towering and noble figure of reluctant righteousness. “Outlawed,” said he. “Accidental homicide?” she… Continue reading Chatterbox – Cupcakes and Murder
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