I realized why George doesn't have a firm personality: he doesn't have a backstory. And he didn't have a backstory because I was too chicken to make up any more details about my dystopian future, so I couldn't really come up with a life story for him. But this morning while I was trying to fall back asleep and take advantage of NOT having to work ( Read more... )

So, obviously I know what will become of the alt-Richmond in the future, but this is the first book, wherein he needs to be quiet and sulky and a little bit creepy.  Unfortunately, my love for his future is impairing my ability to write him as such and he's becoming a lot pushier than I want him to be.

SO. I was thinking about this story where I  ( Read more... )

Choose twelve of your original characters, in any particular order. Then, answer the questions that follow, but DON'T LOOK AT THE QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU PICK THE CHARACTERS!

1. Josephine-Marie
2. alt!Richmond
3. Adelaide
4. Julian
5. Richmond
6. Sophie
7. George
8. Baronne Virginie de Blomet
9. Baron Francois de Blomet
10. Natalie
11. David
12. ( Read more... )