10 Snarky Ways to Say No: Pietas #SpaceOpera #PietasFans #MFRWhooks
When I started writing about Pietas, he'd been a villain in other books, or at least a bad guy with serious issues. But after writing a couple of stories where…
How Kayelle Allen crafted the character of Pietas, a primary character in her story universe.
A Wound of the Heart: Forged in Fire #MFRWhooks #SciFi #Pietas
Welcome to MFRW Book Hooks. Members of Marketing for Romance Writers holds this weekly blog hop as a way to encourage active participation in the group and with each other. A…
Layering emotion into characters: Writing Pietas #writerslife #writers
What does layering emotion into characters mean? Isn't writing: "No!" he screamed angrily telling instead of showing? Yes, it is. So how do you add emotion without telling the reader what…
When Your Villain isn’t a Villain #writerslife #amediting
Villain: wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately; principal bad character in a film or work of fiction (WordWeb). I'd like to add to that: character who refuses…
Character Flaws: Narcissism, Writing Pietas #amediting #scifi
One way writers allow readers to connect with a hero is to give him serious character flaws. In Bringer of Chaos: the Origin of Pietas, Pietas begins as an arrogant…