REBLOG: The Writer’s Path – On The Necessity of Flawed Characters

I reblogged this post last year, and it is still relevant.

On The Necessity of Flawed Characters

I’ve gotten super into podcasts in this past year (file under #latetotheparty). Why? I think I thought they were all nonfictional musings on things. …

On The Necessity of Flawed Characters

The Usual

Daily writing prompt
What was the last thing you searched for online? Why were you looking for it?

DAILY CHALLENGE-RESPONSE

Typically, I only look up the same stuff all the time. My search history is pretty boring. I research the following:

  • Music
  • History
  • Books

Today, I’ve been working on Samurai warriors. I’ve been creating a tribe of female samurai warriors for a story. I’m unsure how I will use them in the story. I’ve considered setting the time period during feudal Japan. However, using the code in a modern setting would also be interesting. Because I tend to dive deep into character development and create a back story of the tribe, I’ve made several character mockups using text-to-image generation.



I attempted to be authentic in these initial renderings. I won’t be sure until I do more research. However, I think these renderings came out well.