character development

The Defender by Larissa Soehn, book one of the Gatlin series, sci-fi book

Choosing Alexia

Alexia is a complex character with her own set of character flaws. Giving her depression and anxiety was no easy choice. It meant that things would be even more challenging for her and that she would struggle to adapt. But it also meant that she would have the furthest to grow. I wanted a character …

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From the Mouth of a Toddler to the Pages of a Book… a Guide to Naming Characters

Writing a book is no easy thing, but when it comes to naming characters, that is next-level creativity, or at least it was for me. One of the hardest things I came across while writing The Defender was coming up with alien names. Thank goodness for my three-year-old daughter. When it comes to being creative, …

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