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Title of your WIP: Knight Errant

Genre: Adult Fantasy, WLW

Trigger Warnings: occasional depiction or mention of violence (e.g. fighting), occasional semi-strong language, occasional mentions of sexism and assorted discriminatory attitudes

Stage of writing process: Editing Draft 2

Synopsis:

Badass lady knight working undercover to foil Evil Pope must return to court when Evil Pope schemes against her home and loves ones.

Problem: everyone at court thinks she’s a traitor, and half of them want to kill her.

Solution: TELL THEM ALL TO SHOVE IT, AND SAVE HER HOME AND THE WORLD ANYWAY.

This post contains a more articulate summary.

WIP Links:

Knight Errant WIP Page

Knight Errant Character Page

Assorted Knight Errant Excerpts

WIP tag: Knight Errant

one of my favourite poets (and one of tumblr’s favourite poets - if you’ve ever even looked at a ship graphic you’ve probably read a stanza of his work and loved it), the incomparable Richard Siken​, suffered a stroke in March. his publishers, Copper Canyon Press, set up a gofundme for his medical bills and living expenses. at this point they don’t know if he’ll make a full recovery or be able to work again. 

Consider how they age. Do they automatically stop aging at a certain point? Do they control their physical age? Keep in mind that physical and mental ages can differ, so don’t be afraid to experiment with this a little.

Don’t make them all knowing (unless they’re God or something similar). Just because you’ve lived a long time doesn’t mean you know everything. While having long lives does give immortal characters more time to accumulate knowledge, the world is always changing. New things are being discovered and invented all the time, so it’s impossible for a single person to know about absolutely everything. Consider having them be especially knowledgeable about a specific topic or two to showcase how they like to spend their ample lifespan, allow them to have cool specialized skills, and still allow them to have gaps in their knowledge.

Decide what can physically hurt them. Immortal characters may not be able to be killed, but they can often be harmed in one way or another. Can a mere mortal hurt them? Having them get hurt by something comically pathetic can make for some good comedy, especially if the immortal character seems formidable at first. If mortals can only hurt them with specific tools or with the aid of other immortal characters, then your immortal characters will be good sources of drama since they’ll be tough to deal with. Consider establishing that they can be incapacitated, perhaps in ways worse than death. Being chopped into dozens of pieces sucks, but it’s even more agonizing if you can’t die. Can you imagine being rendered helpless and incapable of communicating with others forever? Powerless rather than death will likely scare them more than anything, so use that to your advantage to add tension to immortal characters’ arcs.

Let things emotionally hurt them. Imagine watching your country fall into ruin or watching all your loved ones die while you remain physically unchanged. That sort of emotional trauma provides plenty of fuel for conflicts that immortal characters will inevitably have to face. Do they become resigned to watching things fall apart around them or will they try to do something?

Describe your character’s relationship with their mother or their father, or both. Was it good? Bad? Were they spoiled rotten, ignored? Do they still get along now, or no?

What are your characters most prominent physical features?

Name one scar your character has, and tell us where it came from. If they don’t have any, is there a reason?

How vain is your character? Do they find themselves attractive?

What’s your character’s ranking on the KINSEY SCALE?

Describe your character’s happiest memory.

Is there one event or happening your character would like to erase from their past? Why?

Day of Favorites! What’s your character’s favorite ice cream flavor? Color? Song? Flower?

Who does your character trust?

Can you define a turning point in your character’s life? Multiples are acceptable.

Is there an animal you equate with your character?

How is your character with technology? Super savvy, or way behind the times? Letters or email?

What does your character’s bed look like when he/she wakes up? Are the covers off on one side of the bed, are they all curled around a pillow, sprawled everywhere? In what position might they sleep?

How does your character react to temperature changes such as extreme heat and cold?

Is your character an early morning bird or a night owl?

Are there any blood relatives that your character is particularly close with, besides the immediate ones? Cousins, Uncles, Grandfathers, Aunts, et cetera. Are there any others that your character practically considers a blood relative?

What’s your character’s desk/workspace look like? Are they neat or messy?

Is your character a good cook? What’s their favorite recipe, whether they’re good or not? (Microwave mac-and-cheese applies.)

What’s your character’s preferred means of travel?

Does your character have any irrational fears?

What would your character’s CUTIE MARK be?

If your character could time travel, where would they go?

Is your character superstitious?

What might your character’s ideal romantic partner be?

Describe your character’s hands. Are they small, long, calloused, smooth, stubby?

Second day of favorites! Favorite comfort food, favorite vice, favorite outfit, favorite hot drink, favorite time of year, and favorite holiday.

Pick two songs that describe your character at two different points of their life, and explain why you chose them.

If your character’s life was a genre, what would it be?

How does your character smell? Do they wear perfume or cologne?