She felt like she was talking to a scared animal, and her heart went out to him, much as it had gone out to Nugget when she’d found him as a puppy. Something about his face looked familiar – a thought that had never occurred to her before. She’d seen him bouncing through town, but…
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Character Profiles: The Spoiled Princess
Gleamdren sulked. She was good at sulking, whether she knew it or not. Her face fell naturally into all the right grooves, letting anyone with eyes know exactly what she thought, which was that the world was not behaving as it ought. What was this fascination with mortal women? First, Rudiobus falling for the glamourized…
Character Profiles: The Too-Powerful Sidekick
She wanted to scream. There were so many blasted ships and no way to stop one little boat from escaping. Though she was terrified of the sea dragons, she prayed that they would rise from the water. She prayed for another of Artham’s sudden, dashing arrivals, but she knew he was on the other side…
Character Profiles: Guardian Angel
It was at this moment that Peet the Sock Man leapt from the rim of the gully at top speed, his arms spread wide like wings. Janner watched his uncle with awe. His socks had long since fallen away in shreds, cut to pieces by the talons at the end of his reddish forearms. Peet’s…
Character Profiles: Rotten to the Core
And all that sat by the fire were sad, Save Ogier, who was stern, And his eyes hardened, even to stones, As he took the harp in turn; Earl Ogier of the Stone and Sling Was odd to ear and sight, Old he was, but his locks were red, And jests were all the words…
Character Profiles: The Expository Sidekick
“Oh,” he said, with emphasis. “Oh – you don’t think it necessary; then,” and he added the words with great clearness and deliberation, “then, Mr. Ellis Shorter, I can only say that I would like to see you without your whiskers.” And at these words I also rose to my feet, for the great tragedy…
Character Profiles: The Suave Villain
What sharp little eyes you have, my dear. – Lord Archelaeus Burleigh, The Skin Map Archelaeus Burleigh was an earl – rich, refined, well-dressed, every inch an aristocrat. He was a great traveler, too, and a man of books. As may be expected, he was very reasonable, in the sense that he generally gave people…
CSFF Blog Tour: Character Profiles: The Autobiographical Insert
I sighed and put my head down on the steering wheel. “I hate shrinks. But I guess I could take you to see Dr. van Pelt.” I had to start seeing Dr. van Pelt after my first book, Imaginary Jesus, came out. With all the hallucinations of Jesus and time travel and talking donkeys, my…
Character Profiles: The Crazy Person who Knows Something
“So … do we call you Peet?” Janner asked, fishing for more answers to his mounting questions. “Is that your real name?” The Sock Man stirred the boiling pot with a long wooden spoon and didn’t answer. The Igibys stared at him in an awkward silence. “What’s a real name?” Peet said finally. He pointed…
Character Profiles: The Masked Hero
“We’ve come to save you. This man in the ridiculous black costume – ” “It art not ridiculous, thou pigeony person!” ” – is the Florid Sword. Or you can call him Gammon, like I do.” – Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows The Florid Sword was a dashing hero in black, jumping down…