Moonbeam Shadowchaser is studying for midterms when she receives an urgent message from her grandmother, she finds that she has been chosen to Awaken Merlin’s Old Soul, residing in a young actor in California. She arrives to find him shooting…

From: Agent Cuddlebug To: Mr. Whiskers at HQ Date: February 04, 2018 Subject: Mission Report I took Agent Probie aside and tried to explain that Agent Melody is here to replace Agent Storm. I much rather she was here to replace me and…

If you want believable characters they need to do something that has nothing to do with the action of the story. A good thing to have them do is exercise. Have them walk or run, go to the gym, yoga…

In addition to mapping my locations, giving my characters streets to travel on, I also map their homes, places of business and so on. I use floor plans that I have found on the internet. I have a collection of…

Character development is as much a technical thing as it is art. I start with a mini-bio based on Nancy Kress’s mini-bio from her book Characters, Emotions, & Viewpoint. Basically, a mini-bio is just that a collection of general facts…