The main character is a powered-armor-wearing supervillain by the name of Doctor Fid. Who would you say is the main character of your novels? And tell me a little bit about them! It has definitely been an interesting experience thus far! I’m looking forward to seeing how the competition progresses. This is my first time entering a book into the Self-Publishing Fantasy Blog-Off. Is this your first entry into SPFBO? If not, how many times have you entered? In the end, it may take a villain to save the world from those entrusted with the world’s protection. The novel explores the mindset and motivations of a long-time supervillain, and follows the villain’s adventures as he is drawn into battle against heroes, other criminals, aliens…and his own conscience. Narrated from the perspective of a supervillain, it is a tale of grief, rage, guilt and violence. The project that I entered into the SPFBO is Fid’s Crusade, a contemporary-fantasy / sci-fi superheroic action-thriller. One thing is certain: No matter what methodology I follow to develop my plots and characters…I will probably change my mind and try another approach at least twice before I’m done. Characters are created and evolved to match the plotline’s requirements rather than the other way around.
Objectives are defined and mapped out, as well as a somewhat loose plan for how the characters will attempt to overcome the obstacles in their path. Other times, a brainstorming session might result in an interesting battle sequence, or I’ll think of an intriguing theme, or a philosophical argument that I want to explore…in those cases, the main plot is often developed first. The overarching plots evolve from the characters’ interconnecting wants and needs. Exploring WHY characters act the way they do is as important as detailing WHAT the characters do. I diagram interactions with other characters and detail traits that support or oppose each other. Often, I’ll write a vignette that covers a significant moment in that character’s life, and spend time thinking about the circumstances that led up to that moment or about how that moment will affect future events. Some works (such as the Chronicles of Fid) are very character oriented I’ll start with simple emotions or interactions that I want to portray, and then expand outwards to determine both motivation and growth arcs. How do you develop your plots and characters? My first published trilogy, the Chronicles of Fid, lay within the difficult-to-categorize sub-genre of superheroic prose, but I fully intend to explore the entire gamut from stone-age low-fantasy to space opera. I’ve been writing and telling stories for all of my life but only relatively recently made the transition to completing novel-length projects. Also, I’ve become equally mediocre at multiple martial arts, archery, swordsmanship, paintball and laser tag.
The majority of my far-too-many hobbies have all been inspired by the crafts and skills seen speculative fiction genres I’ve forged medieval armor and build replica lightsabers, programmed autonomous drones and brewed my own mead, learned to start fires with sticks, and accidentally set things on fire with lasers. I was the table-top role-playing-game geek, the comic book nerd, the storyteller and dreamer. When I was young, I was that weird kid with my nose in a book and my head in the clouds.
DAVID REISS BLOG SOFTWARE
Greetings! My name is David Reiss: software quality-assurance engineer by trade and sci-fi / fantasy geek by passion. Check out whichever you like!įirst of all, tell me about yourself! What do you write? Lanelle Fried on A Tale of Rengar: My fantasy W…Īs always, I have a list of my current interviews for SPFBO(5) down below. Jlennidorner on E3 2021: Games to Look Out…
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