Category: The Mind of a Character

  • Introducing the Cast of Threads of Reality: Nileth Barok

    Most fantasy protagonists are good people. The kinds of men and women who are able and willing to help people and fight evil. Characters like Kaladin from The Stormlight Archive, Rand from The Wheel of Time, and Aragorn from The Lord of the Rings. Good people, all of them (except maybe Rand around the time…

  • Gus Fring: Breaking Bad’s Greatest Villain

    Gus Fring: Breaking Bad’s Greatest Villain

    In all of Breaking Bad, most of its villains share certain personality traits. They’re often loud, vulgar, selfish, and extremely violent to a fault. From Tuco in seasons one and two to Jack in season five. These guys were all gross, selfish, and dangerous. Yet none of them were ever as intimidating as Gus Fring.…

  • Walter White: The Evil of Heisenberg

    Walter White: The Evil of Heisenberg

    Stories where the hero becomes the villain have always been interesting to me. There’s just something so intriguing about watching a good person become a terrible one. That, and I’ve always loved the villains more than the heroes for as long as I could remember. The very first question I asked in regards to story…

  • Introducing the Cast of Threads of Reality: Richen Kais

    As Threads of Reality draws closer to completion, and closer to the far-off date of publication, I want to continue sharing details of the story with all of you. A few weeks ago, you were introduced to Daria Nobel, one of the primary protagonists of the story. Now, I’m introducing another. Justice and morality are…

  • Kyojuro Rengoku: How to Make Your Audience Love Your Character

    *Warning: this article will contain spoilers for the Demon Slayer: Mugen Train film and minor spoilers for the manga.* The moment this dude showed up in the movie, I knew I was going to have to write an article about him. Extreme is a word that describes Demon Slayer very well. Each character has at…