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Freedom

By Julia Schmeelk | November 15, 2024

When you build your own world, you get to define all these very important words for your own fictional reality, but in the real world, the one where my feet live, we all have our own idea of freedom. For many it is freedom from something. Freedom from ignorance, freedom from starvation, freedom from persecution, freedom from confinement, slavery, and other icky, horrifying things. Other people want the freedom to…

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Sun Visor Failure

By Julia Schmeelk | November 12, 2024

No idea how this could relate to my fictional world, but somehow it hit my funny bone just right. Last night on my evening commute, with the sun going down shining in my eyes, I tried to adjust the visor and it fell off in my hand. Yes the whole visor fell down, and it is a heavy sucker with mirror and light inside the visor. I was startled and…

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Character Flaws

By Julia Schmeelk | November 11, 2024

So they say when you design a character, before you set him or her free in a setting, you need to include a flaw. Well, to be honest I always chuckle over this, because what counts as a flaw? Too ambitious? Greedy for attention? Seeking out anonymity? Too quiet? Loud and obnoxious? Faithful? Independent thinker? Blind? Deaf? Anxiety disorder? Learning disability? Grieving? Fearful? Resigned? After all, what is a flaw…

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