Whenever I read another author’s explanation of how they create their characters, I think, Wow, that looks so professional, I would love to have a neatly organised character sheet too! And then in a fit of busyness I start making one just like it, only to get to the “Character Traits” section and stall. I can’tContinueContinue reading “Random rambling about characters”
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TWT: Ioreth
Ioreth is perhaps the most interesting supporting character of The Lord of the Rings. She appears an odd number of times during the events in Minas Tirith. At first she gives the impression of being an irritating old crone with a hearty devotion to old wives’ tales. “The hands of a king are the handsContinueContinue reading “TWT: Ioreth”
Tuesdays with Tolkien: The Greyscale
Tolkien is often blamed for creating black and white characters. Either they’re completely on the good side, or they’re completely on the bad side, and for this reason there are a ton of other authors who are way better at characterization that Tolkien is. When I come across assertions such as these, I find themContinueContinue reading “Tuesdays with Tolkien: The Greyscale”
Character designs from Seascape
Another author recommended DollDivine.com on her blog as a way to visualise characters. I was intrigued and checked out the site, and found it excellent. Quite a bit of spare time over the next couple days was spent in designing some of the main characters and a couple minor ones from Seascape. If you like toContinueContinue reading “Character designs from Seascape”
Character Sketch: Einur
Einur Landman is the main character in the book I am now writing (entitled Seascape). This is the character sketch/bio I wrote up for him.
Sketches
I don’t claim to be a good artist (so don’t judge the below too harshly!), but I do like drawing; and as my two most recent sketches are related to the book I’m currently writing, I thought I’d post ’em here.
Benita J. Thompson 