Book Cover - Within the Darkness

Here is the cover for my current work-in-progress, Within the Darkness. :) Suggestions and comments are welcome. 

~CNGoodhue

Children 18:3 - Master (Single) - Cover Your Eyes

This is a pretty good song. :D

~CNGoodhue

The Mountains

I went to the mountains today, and I thought I'd share with you all some pictures I took. Sorry for the bad quality; I had only my iPod to take pictures with.

^ An awesome outcrop. ^

Land. :D

The fields of...Arizona.

A hill. The valley isn't visible.

A small stream, disguised by fallen leaves.

Trees!

~CNGoodhue

Character Development

So, I guess we'll be talking about Character Development. It's one of my favorite parts of writing. :D 

Creating a Protagonist...

Creating a protagonist is pretty easy to do - despite all of the details. What makes a good protagonist? 

• Flaws.
• Courage.
• The will to both lead and follow.

Those are but a few things that make a good protagonist. You probably noticed the word 'flaws' at the top of that list. Protagonists are people just like you and I. We aren't perfect, we all have flaws - some minor, some major. So why make a 'perfect' protagonist? To me, that would be plain annoying. He/she is always right about everything, wins every argument, and is the boldest, bravest person you could ever imagine. Yeah...doesn't sound too good. Slap your protagonist with a few flaws that mess him/her up. Maybe your character has problems with anger, or discouragement, or emotion, or sadness for the loss of a loved one. Many possibilities there.

A good protagonist needs some courage, too; no, not the 'I can do everything' courage, the 'I'm not afraid to fight, no matter the consequences' courage. But not too much courage. Your character will sound like a really self-indulged person if you do that. 

A good protagonist also needs the will to both lead and follow. By this I mean he/she must understand when is the right time to lead, and when is the right time to follow. Sometimes your character must be the leader - sometimes the follower. 

Again: Flaws, courage, and the will to both lead and follow.

Creating an Antagonist...

Mwahaha... I love villains. What makes a good antagonist?

• Flaws (already explained).
• A reason to be evil.
• MINIONS!

Flaws have already been explained.

By 'a reason to be evil', I mean, 'a reason to be evil'. Why is your antagonist evil? Most of this was explained in the last post (about writing). So... read that post.

MINIONS! Every villain needs minions. Whether it be orcs, trolls, ogres, certain small yellow creatures, etc. I guess minions aren't a necessity, but they're recommended from my perspective. :P

That's it...finally.

~CNGoodhue

Goals for 2014

Never really done anything like New Year's Resolutions before, and I don't intend to. But...I do have some goals I'd like to accomplish this year.

1. Finish the book I'm writing. I think I might have a pretty good chance of fulfilling this goal. I started it in the middle of November (2013) and wrote up until now (Jan. 7th, 2014), and I have both 56 pages and over 20,000 words (font size: twelve, font: Sylfaen... I'm aiming for these books to be short; a hundred and twenty pages, at the most).

2. Edit the book I'm writing. A good book isn't complete without some editing! 

3. Publish the book I'm writing. Heh...yeah... I'm not too sure about this one.

4. Finish reading the Lord of the Rings series. This is a goal that must be accomplished; accomplished with precision and care. 

5. Snack on Butterfinger bars. This isn't necessarily a goal... I'm just hungry.

6. Participate in NaNoWriMo. This time, I'll complete my goal of 50,000 words. Heh heh. Yeah...bad joke...

That's it, I guess. Not much. Well, I'll find something to do. 

~CNGoodhue

Holding a Poll

The subject is self-explanatory due to the title above. I'm holding a poll, yes. :D Anyway, you are probably wondering what this poll is about... *Snickers*

Nothing important. I just need to know whether y'all would like for me to post a snippet of my writing, or to post about... CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT! :O *Lightning begins tearing the sky*

Vote in the comments below!

~CNGoodhue

Music... :D

WARNING: If you dislike screamo, then I advise you don't listen to these.

Showbread:

Wolves At The Gate:

~CNGoodhue