Jamil: "Jericho's Juggernaut? The Secret Pay for Play Behind New Essex's Star Striker" (Tobias Jericho approached him after practice, and later donated a LOT of money to his football club)
A reporter from a scandal magazine has been secretly following your characters around.
What shocking headlines could they publish about them?
Did they have to take their actions out of context to get there?
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Jamil: "Jericho's Juggernaut? The Secret Pay for Play Behind New Essex's Star Striker" (Tobias Jericho approached him after practice, and later donated a LOT of money to his football club)
How does your character feel about nature?
Do they like the outdoors? Have good survival skills?
Or do they prefer the comforts and amenities of a city?
Some combination of both?
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Jamil, in the tradition of soccer players the world over, keeps his hair short during the season. He lets it grow out on the off-season though.
Here's an appearance one that I don't think we've talked about yet: What does your character's hair look like?
Do they have hair? Long or short? What color? How do they usually wear it? Is it important to them?
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Jamil, in the tradition of soccer players the world over, keeps his hair short during the season. He lets it grow out on the off-season though.
Cassandra, on the other hand, is much more aloof, preferring to keep physical touch to professional gestures.
How does your character feel about physical touch?
Are they fans of a handshake, hug, pat on the back, etc?
Do they prefer to keep their distance?
Does it matter how close they are to the other person?
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Cassandra, on the other hand, is much more aloof, preferring to keep physical touch to professional gestures.
Jamil -- a premade charcuterie board: meat and cheese and crackers and he doesn't care how poor the quality is.
Cassandra -- if she has time, a homemade pasta of some sort. If she doesn't, cocktail shrimp
It is character potluck day! Everyone is gathering for a meal!
What is your character bringing? Do they have a favorite dish/something they make in a pinch?
Bringing ice or crudité is also acceptable!
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Jamil -- a premade charcuterie board: meat and cheese and crackers and he doesn't care how poor the quality is.
Cassandra -- if she has time, a homemade pasta of some sort. If she doesn't, cocktail shrimp
This comes from the most recent chapter in HOMEBOUND. Here we see Jamil, Ayo's childhood bully-turned-friend, expressing his own understanding of a defining, traumatic incident they both shared through the lens of Ayo's gender and faith. I'll let the text say the rest.
This comes from the most recent chapter in HOMEBOUND. Here we see Jamil, Ayo's childhood bully-turned-friend, expressing his own understanding of a defining, traumatic incident they both shared through the lens of Ayo's gender and faith. I'll let the text say the rest.
I just finished Time to Orbit: Unknown -- The Javelin Project by Derin Edala. Idk Edala's gender status, but the main character Aspen Greaves is nonbinary, and there's some other interesting gender stuff going on the book, like with the Friends.
I just finished Time to Orbit: Unknown -- The Javelin Project by Derin Edala. Idk Edala's gender status, but the main character Aspen Greaves is nonbinary, and there's some other interesting gender stuff going on the book, like with the Friends.
In both HOMEBOUND and GRAY MATTERS, trans people are fully recognized outside of small pockets, usually cultural enclaves. That doesn't stop some individuals from being awful about it, but in large part the transphobes are shunned, not the trans people.
In both HOMEBOUND and GRAY MATTERS, trans people are fully recognized outside of small pockets, usually cultural enclaves. That doesn't stop some individuals from being awful about it, but in large part the transphobes are shunned, not the trans people.
The MC of HOMEBOUND, Ayo Saeed, is nonbinary! And the secondary protagonist of GRAY MATTERS, Gray, is a trans woman!
Ayo is a dedicated journalist and hobbyist tinkerer who literally cannot stop themself from helping others, even at great personal cost.
The MC of HOMEBOUND, Ayo Saeed, is nonbinary! And the secondary protagonist of GRAY MATTERS, Gray, is a trans woman!
Ayo is a dedicated journalist and hobbyist tinkerer who literally cannot stop themself from helping others, even at great personal cost.
Hi! I'm M. Nyx, and I write SFF/horror! Obsidian Games has a bit of a stranglehold on my writing inspiration. The frank moral discussions of KOTOR II, the dilemmas of the Pillars of Eternity series...
Intro: Tell us about yourself & share a videogame that’s influenced you! Or, if no games have influenced you, share a less-discussed form of inspiration!
Hi! I'm M. Nyx, and I write SFF/horror! Obsidian Games has a bit of a stranglehold on my writing inspiration. The frank moral discussions of KOTOR II, the dilemmas of the Pillars of Eternity series...
Are your characters human?
If not, tell me a little about what they are!
If so, are there any non-human species they interact with regularly? Tell me a bit about them and the type of relationship they have!
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Technical advice: Ayo or Caterina, depending on the item in question.
Health advice: Jamil
Never under any circumstances: Clyde, Gray
Which of your characters would you turn to for advice?
Does it matter what the advice was on? Relationships? Money? Career? Other?
Is there anyone who's advice you would always do the exact opposite of?
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Technical advice: Ayo or Caterina, depending on the item in question.
Health advice: Jamil
Never under any circumstances: Clyde, Gray
The big disagreements though are over Ayo's self-sacrificing behavior.
Let's do another side character day! Do you have any characters who disagree with your protagonist?
What do they disagree about?
Does your side character have a point or are they being foolish? A bit of both?
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The big disagreements though are over Ayo's self-sacrificing behavior.
Caterina - claims to be cynical, isn't. Also probably puts too much faith in Gray, who always manages to mess things up and force Cat to come to her rescue.
Caterina - claims to be cynical, isn't. Also probably puts too much faith in Gray, who always manages to mess things up and force Cat to come to her rescue.
Ayo is the kind of person who doesn't intentionally keep secrets, they just won't think something is relevant. The exception to this is in their investigations, whereub discretion is important both to avoid tipping off powerful people and...
How does your character feel about secrets?
Do they have many? Do they trust anyone with them?
Are they good at keeping them for others? Do they try to find out secrets being kept from them, or leave it alone?
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Ayo is the kind of person who doesn't intentionally keep secrets, they just won't think something is relevant. The exception to this is in their investigations, whereub discretion is important both to avoid tipping off powerful people and...
Ayo - nothing gets Ayo moving like a damsel in distress. Put someone in danger, and it truly doesn't matter what's in the way, they will find a path to helping
Jamil - this is the guy who proudly declared he'd be the "best patient ever." Just make it a contest
What tempts your character?
If you had to convince them to do something they didn't really want to do, like getting a dog to take a bath using cheese, what would you use?
Would it be cheese?
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Ayo - nothing gets Ayo moving like a damsel in distress. Put someone in danger, and it truly doesn't matter what's in the way, they will find a path to helping
Jamil - this is the guy who proudly declared he'd be the "best patient ever." Just make it a contest
Starting with HOMEBOUND
Ayo abhors all forms of coercion and views promises as a form of self-coercion. As such they go out of their way *not* to make them, but does their best not to break their word unless it's *really* important.
Honor or results?
If it came down to it would your character choose to maintain their honor, or would they break their oath/promise/the rules to accomplish their goal?
How would they feel about it?
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Starting with HOMEBOUND
Ayo abhors all forms of coercion and views promises as a form of self-coercion. As such they go out of their way *not* to make them, but does their best not to break their word unless it's *really* important.
Gray: scratching Ship or saying bigoted things about vampires
What makes your character angry?
Are there specific people, circumstances, actions, or words that cause them to lose their temper?
What does losing their temper tend to look like?
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Gray: scratching Ship or saying bigoted things about vampires
In GRAY MATTERS, years are counted "since Unification," referring to the formation of the Galactic Union. Though various cultural groups use their own metrics, there's a "standard time" that's used mostly as a filter to translate across cultural boundaries.
In GRAY MATTERS, years are counted "since Unification," referring to the formation of the Galactic Union. Though various cultural groups use their own metrics, there's a "standard time" that's used mostly as a filter to translate across cultural boundaries.
Timing tends to be super important in my stories, so not just for the intense scenes. I don't really *picture* it so much as *know* it.
Timing tends to be super important in my stories, so not just for the intense scenes. I don't really *picture* it so much as *know* it.
GRAY MATTERS takes place largely in space, aboard orbital stations. They use a daylight/nightlight system to simulate natural day cycles for whatever species is most prevalent in that segment (or some other criteria, depending on politics)
GRAY MATTERS takes place largely in space, aboard orbital stations. They use a daylight/nightlight system to simulate natural day cycles for whatever species is most prevalent in that segment (or some other criteria, depending on politics)
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