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tips about a creation of a plot, characters, places and other information.

Creation of characters : the behavior

When creating characters, whether for a novel or a play, two notions are important: observation and empathy. It is possible to imagine the physique and character traits beforehand, however, observing reality allows you to create very realistic fictional characters. Where are they heading? what pushes them to act?

Likewise, asking yourself what the characters feel, making them act according to their values to maintain a certain logic, all of this is part of what we can call empathy for the characters we create. Personally, I have always really liked the characters in my stories and when I had to create “bad guys” it was never easy and I often write them a past that helps enlighten readers.

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Comment on the inspirational drawings

This morning, I gave an alternative when necessary and described the drawings that I put online to facilitate the accessibility of the site. As you can see, my job as an author is not always to write and look for a publishing house, sometimes I try to keep a certain logic. This allows me to finalize projects and constantly improve them. How should I do for images on a website? When they are decorative, that is to say, they do not provide textual information, it is preferable to leave the alternative empty for voice synthesizers and when there is textual content on the image, fill the alternative with an appropriate text or comment in an external file when the text is too long. In some cases it is also possible to use captions. No one is immune to mistakes, however, doing this is already a good start. See the preparatory drawings of Fantastic L.A.

Glossary

A glossary page was added on my website to help visitors to read about the notions in link with digital books. Find the page here.

Poll 2024

Digital editions aren’t in opposition to other publications. As part of a study that I am carrying out in a print-on-demand approach, I would like to have your opinion.

What format would you prefer?

  • 11 by 17 cm
  • 14.8 by 21 cm
  • 16 by 25 cm

What additional amount do you think is possible?

  • From 2 to 5 euros more
  • From 6 to 9 euros more

What type of paper?

  • It doesn’t matter
  • Recycled
  • Labeled recycled

What deadlines correspond to your expectations?

  • 1 to 2 weeks
  • Less than 10 days

 

You can contact me by email to give me your opinion and if you have any  suggestions.

Thank you in advance.

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A few words from professor Will

Carmine Will is one of the characters of fiction created for Fantastic L.A.

Astronomer and lecturer, he works in parallel at the Los Angeles Observatory and collects art objects.

As you know, for several days will be visible the comet Tsuchinshan – Atlas with exceptional particularities. It was born in the Oort cloud an assembly of planets and celestial bodies, a journey counted in millions of years.

Professor Will invites all readers and you, patient Internet users to observe the sky from time to time, even if the events are not always the easiest. A little cosmic poetry.

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The double

Specialist reviews in my profession are a very important contribution of knowledge but also of discoveries. Today I would like to tell you about the solaris magazine for which I have an annual subscription and which I read regularly. This journal contains a set of short texts written by several international authors. The main theme is fantasy and science fiction. I think that when a review is qualitative and monthly it is interesting. As a quantity of information, this is more easily manageable than too frequent publications. As a professional, I would like to write under contract for a specialist reviews related to my activity. The adventure seems exciting to me.

That said, one of the articles that interested me the most concerns a notion that is widely used in literature, cinema and other arts, it is the double. This double that can be an enemy or an ally and this in several other spatio-temporal dimensions. Sometimes it is an alter ego that questions us about this other self.

This literary process is not easy to implement. I advise you to test it in your story with one of the characters and to evaluate whether it is necessary, whether it brings new light to the discourse you want.

World book exchange service

On the site I approached several times different themes on the evolution of my profession. There is writing on the one hand but also the environment in which it is brought to move. A few months ago, I got a certificat following the follow-up of a course. It outlines the measures to be put in place for better accessibility of content within the specific framework of accessible books and publishing. A large set of concepts has been addressed in a general way. If you are wondering about this, the ABC consortium will provide you with more information.

Did you know that? there is a world book exchange service.

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