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Meme catch up again

27. Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if not, how you go about designing your characters.

Some characters' physical appearances make a difference in their story, and some don't.  Generally, if my characters are handsome they receive more attention of the "phwoar, I'd do him" variety from people of the appropriate orientation.  They also tend to be treated with suspicion by people who are not of the appropriate orientation, who assume ...

Day 26

26. Let's talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!

Do I draw my characters?  No, I can't draw.

Do others draw them?  Only one person (to my knowledge) has ever drawn one of my characters.  That was the amazing Eve LeDez, who did me this beautiful picture of Sulien (and Oswy in the form of a raven) from The Witch's Boy:

Of which I have the original picture hanging in pride of place on the living room wall.

Not quite...

Day #25

25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.

Hm… Oswy (from The Witch's Boy) has a dog, as a result of a symbolic gesture on the part of Leofwine, which told us a lot about Leofwine and something about Oswy, but nothing about the dog.  The dog then plays no further part in the story.  It's hard to think of stuff for animals to do, unless you go to the trouble of making the animal a character in its own right. (Introducing characters/items which you have to keep track of, but...