• more about #kelleyeskridge
    sschmitt2276: This is my first comment on this site but I've been coming here for a while now. This blog relates to something I've been thinking a lot about lately ... more »
    howardhwen001: frankly i'm a bit baffled -- don't any of these storytellers put together an outline before writing? more »
    MS-18E Shadoblak: There was a part in a game called Baten Kaitos where the boring angsty main character and his party kept getting cut off because one of them was worki... more »
    cletar: Well, if you are George Lucas, you say "screw it," pretend the character doesn't suck, and keep going. more »
    blackoak: The question and answers are illuminating, but I'd also be interested in the thought processes when an author or creator is unexpectedly forced to eli... more »
    SJ_Edwards: @charliejane: Just out of curiosity, how many authors were asked to give an answer to this question (no names required), how many responded at all, ho... more »
    gods-n-clods: Characters are supposed to be facets of the author's consciousness. So if a character needs a serious kickstart... go get your freak on? An eighth of ... more »
    OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: "I have to go now. My planet needs me." more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Kill him/her off and take the story in a radical new direction.... more »
    alexntaylor: Too bad no one sent this to the True Blood writers before the Maryann plotline started. more »
    gorehound: funny.you guys keep putting up cover art from old pulps and i own all of the pulps you took images of.this one you showed is from 1949 or 50 and it is... more »
    Torley: "The Father Thing" is one of my faves - but having read it, that 2nd paragraph is a tepid spoiler! Ah well, still a worth while read. PKD humor: All I... more »
  • #freeadvice

    One Of Your Crucial Characters Isn't Working. What Do You Do?

    Your awesome novel is firing on all thrusters... except one. A major character, who's important to the story, isn't clicking. She's dull, or he doesn't play well with others. We asked some great authors what to do about this quandary. More »
  • #sundayreading

    Embrace Philip K. Dick's Family Values

    I've always loved Philip K. Dick's short fiction for the jolt of concentrated weirdness it provides. One of his best stories is online for free, plus there are three Kelley Eskridge tales for your perusal. More »
  • #mustread

    A Rock Star With An Emotional Megaphone