Month: June 2024

How have politics impacted your character?

Politics is a broad term. It can refer to local councils, governments, and trade agreements. It can also relate to gender assumptions, family dynamics, and social expectations. If…

What is your character’s deepest fear?

It is a rare person who has no fears at all. There are some fears so deep, we might not even be fully aware of them. What fears…

Your imaginary friend just asked for next week off.

When she hugs someone their painful memories are moved into her mind

When she hugs someone their painful memories are removed and placed into her mind. Her memory is now just a series of painful moments intersected with moments of…

What are some of the ways that the world around your character has shaped who they are?

A pacifist buys a gun

A man with a wooden leg walks into a nightclub and applies to become a pole-dancer.

What lie does your character believe about themselves?

We’re not always fully truthful with ourselves. We harbour illusions, misconceptions, and half-truths. Your character probably does too. What is a lie they believe about themselves?

You don’t remember what you did last night but now both Heaven and Hell have banned you.