02/07/17 = Carissa Is Waiting For You…

CHARACTER section reconfigured for easier navigation AND updated with more characters from Book 1! Other characters for Book 2 so far will also be added soon as a section. When doing the character descriptions for traditional publisher submissions, I was told to make the “Main” characters only be 5 or so at the most. As you can see, I have MORE. I still stand by my perception of how many can be seen as “Main” when it comes to the Fantasy Genre, especially when considering multi-media possibilities like video games! I’ve listened/read explanations of why as being because most people CAN’T process more characters efficiently. Really? Has anyone been to a Japanese Anime Convention? Come on! So many characters and MOST have no problem telling them apart. I understand that JUST reading can make it more difficult to follow tons of characters if you can’t see them. That’s the reason for me commissioning the artwork for the characters to help the readers that maybe can’t, but those that read FANTASY normally deal with the complexity of the background, story, characters, and even the fighting aspects. I question if traditional publishers can fathom the upcoming readers that are seeking more than just words. I want to give them stories they can SEE if at all possible. Look at the lovely Carissa in this post and tell me that she doesn’t look like the former queen in medieval times that you would dare to question Sir Lew being interested in her after seeing them both then allowing your imagination to paint the lovely picture of restoration for them. My artist Sara Sweitzer created the beautiful visual representation of King Avidan’s mother! Don’t you want to read about her? ~ TCK ~