Tag: characters
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Talking to Yourself
It’s not just for crazy people. Some of us have been doing it all our lives. I’ve had lengthy discussions with various imaginary characters, inanimate objects, pets and food. Yes, they talk back. When I write, my characters tell me their stories, criticize my word choices, and ask me if I’m going to hog all…
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Anti-Survival Traits
Doomed. There’s just no getting around it. Some fictional characters just have it coming. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying that I don’t like them. In fact, some of the ones who shout, “Hey, guys, watch this…” are some of my favorites. Sure, there are characters who shuffle off their respective mortal coils in…
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Get a (Fictional) Job
People have stuff. That guy over there has stuff. The woman in the SUV has her own stuff. Kids staring through the classroom windows have stuff. Sometimes, you look around and wonder, “How did this happen?” You might even ask, “How can I get stuff?” If there’s one thing we learn in this world, it’s…
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Too Stupid
There’s a line. You don’t always know where it is, but you know when you’ve crossed it. A certain amount of stupidity is tolerable, and may even be expected. We assume that a degree of “Duh…” is “normal” in many situations. The line between an acceptable amount of Goober-hood and “That boy just ain’t right”…
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Character Bio: Numnel Worthington
You’re probably a mammal. Most humans are. Until recently, humanity was 100% mammalian. Numnel messed up that statistic. It wasn’t his fault. The National Association of People who Form Associations for No Apparent Purpose, Office of Mammalian Classification (NAPFANAP/OMC) revoked his status as a mammal. They sent a form letter and everything. He should be…
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