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I never thought about character traits and dialogue. That’s the first time I’ve seen a chart like that, but it’s incredibly useful if you’re trying to figure out a character, especially if you are working with scripts (and prose too). Like you said, the reader has to know whose talking if we as the writer did not ascribe the dialogue in that tag at that point. One of the problems that I’ve noticed is when all the characters have the same voice and it’s incredibly hard to differentiate them.
Writing would be awesome. I can’t draw at all, so I was standing by the sidelines watching all the artists and their amazing artwork. A flash fiction contest with original characters and a prompt or a theme sounds pretty fun. Especially if it’s before submissions open up again, like Rebecca said, it could help generate some ideas for longer works.
I’ve been watching Princess Jellyfish and trying to finish up Madoka Magica. I started Kill La Kill, but I haven’t been watching everything consistently. I love Michiko and Hatchin, even though the ending was a little abrupt. I want to rewatch Samurai Champloo and a FMA: Brotherhood. Free, I haven’t really watched it in a while. We watch the abridged version called 50% off, it’s hilarious. I need to really just need to finish things all the way until the end.
Oh snaps. I should not have read this at work. I was freaking out. I need to go back and listen to it all again to put the pieces together. What a twist!
I really like the art style a lot. It’s very distinctive and I really like how expressive the characters are. I also like the storyline, I want to find out why Lottie (I love her nickname too) doesn’t like cooking. I also like characters who have children, we don’t see that a lot. Maybe it something we see more often in Josei but I’m thrilled by it. I can’t wait for the second half.
Are some of the stories from Cherry Bomb a part of the story’s canon? (with the exception of dreams and fantasies)
Oh man, I hope Seb is okay. That ending sounded intense. This chapter called for one “Oh Snap” and at least two “Holy $hit” moments. I can’t wait for the next chapter!
I know! I hate cliffhangers! OMG, WTFBBQ!?!?! All these cliffhangers this issue! I thought this was supposed to be the romance issue. Where’s the love?
Title: Bright and Monstrous Things
Setting: 1920’s Miami
Genre: Urban FantasyIona has a unique ability, she can kill people with her touch. It comes in handy for running cons with her family, one of the top crime families in Miami. It’s easy to make the marks’ deaths look like accidents. After her brother is killed by Atticus La Palma, one of the big mob bosses, Iona is ready to move on. True to the nature of her family she can’t leave without completing one last con. It wasn’t very well planned but she was desperate; she just took advantage of the drunk rich college kid that stumbled through the doors of her family’s speakeasy. Preparing to hide the evidence, Iona is shocked when the boy hasn’t died. In fact, he’s alive and well. Iona learns that her mark is Hugo Verite and he has found out her secret and a way to exploit it for good. Sanitize Miami from it’s sin and corruption, a lofty, yet twisted goal but with Iona’s power and Hugo’s cunning it can be done. The pair is working their way up to La Palma, perfecting their technique along the way. Hot on their trial is Arden “The Warden” Reese, a young but talented detective and her partner Chase Channing. It looks like Iona and Hugo are able to evade the cops until Iona’s previous marks start coming back from the dead with a taste for vengeance and a taste for brains.
Clio, Clio, Clio… argh, what to do with you? I feel bad for her though and I knew August wasn’t to be trusted. I wonder what the fallout is going to be…poor girl.
As the chapter goes on, I get the same feeling you do. I like him, but there’s something off about him too.
As far as the setting, that’s a great question. It didn’t even occur to me where it was located. Interesting indeed.
Will everything get sexy spinoffs? I’m excited, I can’t wait!
Argh, I really don’t want to wait until March to get to chapter 4. This was a great chapter, I’m glad Feb is a short month. I’m really curious to see what this all means and I want to see Cailen, Gabi, and Everett interact and go after more ghosts!
Understandable, taking that aspect out did change the story quite a bit. Not sure why that was there in the first place. At any rate, I’ll think on some more ideas.
It’s easy to get so focused on marketing or pleasing your publisher that you stop putting your heart into your work. I agree, this is what stopped me from pitching somethings before. I got freaked out with trying to make everything perfect that I froze and didn’t end up doing anything. I’m glad for these mini pitching sessions, they certainly easy that fear of getting one shot to make it or break it, so to speak.Hey Rebecca,
Thanks for the feedback. It definitely gave me somethings to think about as far as making the story more original and less dark. Pitching is always a fun and enlightening experience. Excluding the problems with plot and characters, would a story of this type work in an audio format? How many episodes will most audio dramas have? Thank you once again.
