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So, What Do MMCs Smell Like?
After my note on MMCs (male main characters) in romance and romantasy often smelling like pine, I’ve decided to dig deeper and do a proper smell experiment. I did an eye-colour one a while ago and thought this one would be a nice addition....
Realistic Newbie Knight in Training
So you have a character who wants to be a great warrior. They show up for the first training session. They’re excited. Maybe a little nervous. There are all these other recruits roaming around. The sun is shining. The instructor finally sho...
Eye Colour Experiment
I took about 60 novels, mostly romance, with some fantasy and classics thrown into the mix, and looked at the male love interests’ eye colour.
The reason for that was I noticed so many MMCs have blue eyes. And not just blue eyes, but speci...
Tolerably Happy
Have you ever been short of breath and exhausted but also happy? That’s what Scrooge experiences at the end of A Christmas Carol, when he returns to his life. He is perfectly winded.
Being winded is not something Scrooge would’ve appreciat...
Use books you’re reading to develop your characters
You’re reading for pleasure.
A line catches your attention.
My mother’s tender caresses and my father’s smile of benevolent pleasure while regarding me are my first recollections.
Ask yourself a very simple question:
- what’s my cha...
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