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character development

An important lesson from classic film: go all the way.

July 5, 2010

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conversation Holy shit.  I just happened to watch “The Conversation” last night (1974).  I hardly ever watch broadcast TV, but it was on in the common room, and I caught the opening scene.  Instantly hooked, I watched one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. These days, a “conspiracy thriller” would consist of: Hunky or [...]

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Tired of the beautiful people.

December 20, 2009

This is a romance / erotica rant and will be, at best, semi-organized in presentation. I am tired of all the beautiful people in romance and erotica. Come on. In these genres, everyone’s physically attractive. I get that it’s part of the fantasy, but when I look at real people in the real world, such [...]

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Missing: Character History

December 6, 2009

So, I just read an 80-page novella in which the VPC is human, but has to infiltrate a vampire’s club in order to get some blood.  He’s not happy about the idea, but for survival’s sake, he has to go on despite whatever trouble lies ahead. The author started the story in the right spot: [...]

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