It's Been Too Long

Hello again! Looks like my last post has been gelling for a while, so I thought I'd make good on the promise I made a few weeks back. I said I would drop a completely irrelevant and, for me, probably embarrassing piece of information regarding my books. Well, then, the next post I write, in a week or so, will contain the answer to this question:

Why does Kyaza, my protagonist, have red hair?

Believe it or not, there is a solid reason. So, while I'm waiting for that, I'm going to rant a little about redheaded characters in literature. You may have noticed that ninety-nine out of one hundred times, the author will make some remark about their character's "fiery red" hair, or their "fiery temper."

Why is this? Not all characters who have red hair need to have fiery red hair. Not many real people do, unless they dye it. So, why are there next to none in literature who have red hair without it being dark and luxuriant, or bright and fiery? Why? The phrase "fiery red" doesn't actually tell you what shade of red it is, except that it's very bright. It doesn't tell you if it's golden-red or red-red or brown-red. And let's face it, before it became a repetitive phrase (if there was ever such a time), it wasn't that imaginative or insightful to begin with.

Please, people, please, I implore you, if you ever write about a redhead, do not say that they have fiery hair or a fiery temper. Please, just don't do it. I don't think I can take any more.

Needless to say, I save the fire in the Dragonfate books for my dragons' breath, and not their hair. If I ever said that Kyaza had a fiery temper or fiery hair, I very much apologize, and I don't remember it. I actively try to avoid using phrases like that.

. . . Anyway, now that my rant is over . . .

Farewell, all! Good luck in all your endeavors!