I'm trying to get back in the swing of things and devote more time to my divination skills, but I have a geis where I can't cast for myself unless its a festival day.
So I need folks to bring me their questions! Drop it in my ask and I'll get to them as soon as I can!
Luke Arnold answered some burning fan questions last night, about potential actors to play in The Last Smile in Sunder city series! Who knows which Toby Stephens will play as.. and unexpected answers for other cast too! If you haven't see his Q & As, hover to his profile to watch entire clip!
One Foot in the Fade is out, available on Audible and Amazon. Check out at your local independent bookstores to show your support! 📖📚
I've always wanted to do something like this but never had the courage. Here's a few character voice/face claims to breath more life into my oc's...
Let's go!
Eugene Earthstar- GERARD WAY
I've loved Gerard Way since like 2013 and he's such a goofy dad and I just H A D to base a fatherly OC off of him.
2. Maddie Earthstar- VIOLET MCGRAW.
I watched Haunting Of Hill House during lockdown a couple of years back, and I just found Nel/Violet McGraw absolutely ADORABLE in it and my main goal when designing Maddie was for her to be adorable as fuck as well.
3. Kirby Lightyear- VANESSA KIRBY.
I, also watched The Crown, MULTIPLE times and fell in love with Vanessa Kirby. She's so? ?? I love her. So I thought she'd be the perfect fit for this MILF of a character.
4. Monty Earthstar- ANTONY STARR.
I always envisioned Eugene's brother, Monty, being a big blonde hunk. I'm a big fan of The Boys, and discovered Antony Starr and thought he was perfect! I'll be watching more of his shows like Banshee soon.
This is it for now, I'll be sure to add more face/voice claims soon! : )
Expanding a thought from a conversation this morning:
In general, I think "Is X out-of-character?" is not a terribly useful question for a writer. It shuts down possibility, and interesting directions you could take a character.
A better question, I believe, is "What would it take for Character to do X?" What extremity would she find herself in, where X starts to look like a good idea? What loyalties or fears leave him with X as his only option? THAT'S where a potentially interesting story lies.
In practice, I find that you can often justify much more from a character than you initially dreamed you could: some of my best stories come from "What might drive Character to do [thing he would never do]?" As long as you make it clear to the reader what the hell pushed your character to this point, you've got the seed of a compelling story on your hands.