[Brenda Carroll]

Hey! I remember Keo.  He was my secret favorite character and I equated him with Hurley from "Lost", but he also reminded me of Viking Warrior... not because of the girth, mind you, but he was at the helm.

 

[shadow2683]

great thread

Alot of my characters come from people in my own life.  Tim Davis and Mark Markinson were based on two close friends who encouraged me to write the book.  Melanie Brown was actually the combination of two girls I greatly had crushes on.  The remaining characters were all based on people whom meant something to me which in a way brought dawn of the shadow alive.  I think thats why the story meant so much.

 

[OliviaD]

Maureen Fitzgerald is one of the lead female characters in Misguided Souls of Magnolia Springs.  She meets up with the main characters when one of them calls her office (she sells insurance) in search of a business liability policy.  She's no pushover, but she's a born romantic all the same.  She knows what she wants, she's not afraid of asking for or about it.  I think she has a lot of me in her when I was younger, but maybe I'm imagining things.  Of course, she has your name which means that she must be quite a loverly person.  And, she must like penguins as well as dolphins or porpoises.  She has a penchant for getting into trouble, but she can take care of herself and she likes TEA!

 

[Brenda Carroll]

Luke Andrew Ramsay is the Chevalier Mark Ramsay and Chevaliere Meredith Sinclair's second son. He and his twin sister, Nicole, were not the best children parents could ask or hope for, but his evil ways are about to bring him to a sorry end if he doesn't straighten up and fly right for at least a while and bit. Here's a little blurb from the upcoming book in the Red Cross of Gold series: Book XVII ~ Full Circle due out in May:

"Say what?" Luke Andrew asked him when he'd found his voice again. "You expect me to help you?"

"Ye're me son, air ye not?" Mark turned his eyes on his frightened son and Luke saw with amazement that the amusement had returned to them. "Ye've nevar, evar paid fur yur raisin'. Ye moight as well get a taste o' th' gud loife before ye grow auld and wot th' bloody 'ell? We nevar really got t' know one anoother verra well. Now we'll 'ave plenty o' toime t' get t' know each oother."

"You've lost your mind. You're nuts. I'm not going to stay here and help you with your little war. You've got me all

Spoiler

fucked

up. This is some kind of hallucination."

Luke Andrew scooted backward on the grass and looked for an escape route as he shouted at his father, hoping this was just another hallucination and that Jasmine would wake him up with a cool cloth for his fevered brow.

Mark Andrew launched himself onto the raving young man and pinned him to the ground before he could blink and held a dagger against his throat.

"Ye'll moind yur manners when ye speak t' yur father and yur king," Mark Andrew spoke directly into his face. "Yur in my kingdom now, laddie and ye'll do as yur told. If ye give me a gud reason, I'll slit yur throat from ear t' ear and leave ye in th' dirt until me 'angover subsoides and then I'll come back and finish ye loike I shud 'ave done years ago. "

"You can't kill me!" Luke managed to say through gritted teeth as he struggled under his weight. "You've already tried that!"

"Oh?" Mark Andrew pressed the blade to his neck and blood sprang from the slight wound. "Your 'ead comes off th' same as any oother, I'll wager."

"Owww. Stop it!" Luke shouted at him.

 

[vikingwarrior22]

I enjoy these scenes and try to remember them so that I can act them out on the crew...I read the books before the crew gets to read them 

 

[Brenda Carroll]

Regarding Paddy Puffingtowne, one of the faery characters from the Red Cross of Gold:. Assassin Chronicles:

Paddy is a clurichaun. Clurichauns are akin to leprechauns, but don't insult them by referring erroneously to them as such. They carry big walking sticks and you might receive a sound drubbing for your trouble. They are very good friends if you can win their trust and if you have a cellar and a stock of good liquor, beer or wine, they will guard it with great alacrity. Paddy meets up with the Knight of Death in a mental hospital in Rome. Although Mark did not realize it at the time, his fate was hopelessly intertwined with Paddy's future. He's a colorful little fellow about 3'6" tall, red hair, plays the Irish bagpipes, loves to sing and dance, is very knowledgeable in faery lore and commands great respect from his fellow faery creatures. He adds a lot of laughter and a bit of whimsy to the Assassin Chronicles with his playful antics and thoughtful repartee. His character was not invented by myself, but by a very good friend of mine.

Paddy Puffingtowne of Buttersilk Farm, Kilkenny, Kilkenny County Ireland.

 

[Travis haselton]

mine  is a hodge podge. The name "bud" is from a guy I work with he hates his real name so he just goes by "Bud." I want him to be confident, sometimes overly confident. Even tho he is highly skilled his confidence may get him in trouble soon but he will be resourcefull enough to get the job done. He may have been a bad man in the past but his unstinct is without a doubt a good one.

 

[Philip Chen]

My favorite character and apparently one of my reader's favorites is Mildred, a kindly, sweet  old Norwegian grandmother who possesses a very special skill, and a dark, closely held secret that even her long-suffering husband doesn't know about.

 

[Brenda Carroll]

These characters sound interesting, Philip and Travis.  I'm going to download samples right now.

 

[Travis haselton]

That is amazing!!

 

[Philip Chen]

These characters sound interesting, Philip and Travis. I'm going to download samples right now.

I don't know if Mildred even appears in the sample. Send me a PM and I will send you how Mildred is introduced.

 

[vikingwarrior22]

go Padddy!,go Paddy! go Paddy!

 

[kcmay]

I love dilemmas and making characters reevaluate their way of thinking.

In my upcoming book, The Venom of Vipers, my main character has a moral dilemma. I wanted to know how he would handle being at the center of a situation where his species could save another from extinction when doing so would mean the end of his own species. What if both species were sentient? What if the dying species were human and the would-be savior species were a genetically engineered human subspecies that many humans hate?

The humans believe the right thing to do is to save humanity. My main character, a "Rep," believes he owes it to his own species to protect it, even at the expense of the humans who created them. Saving humans negates his own reason for existing in the first place. What would a conscientious person do?

 

[julieannfelicity]

My favorite character has got to be Irene (from The Kindness of Strangers).  I'd love to meet someone like her (even though she is based upon a real person, a lot of the things she does in the book never really happened).  She basically takes this homeless, pathetic, (and pregnant) teenager (a complete stranger) and helps her build herself up, all the while not asking for anything in return.  She is just very sweet and generous, and tough when she has to be.

 

[Brenda Carroll]

I don't know if Mildred even appears in the sample. Send me a PM and I will send you how Mildred is introduced.

Mildred is, to say the least, very interesting. No spoilers will be given here, however. Enjoying your book, Philip.

My favorite character has got to be Irene (from The Kindness of Strangers). I'd love to meet someone like her (even though she is based upon a real person, a lot of the things she does in the book never really happened). She basically takes this homeless, pathetic, (and pregnant) teenager (a complete stranger) and helps her build herself up, all the while not asking for anything in return. She is just very sweet and generous, and tough when she has to be.

Strangely enough, one of my own characters is based on a person who has these characteristics, Miss Julie and even stranger, my own sainted grandmother was named Irene.

I love dilemmas and making characters reevaluate their way of thinking.

In my upcoming book, The Venom of Vipers, my main character has a moral dilemma. I wanted to know how he would handle being at the center of a situation where his species could save another from extinction when doing so would mean the end of his own species. What if both species were sentient? What if the dying species were human and the would-be savior species were a genetically engineered human subspecies that many humans hate?

The humans believe the right thing to do is to save humanity. My main character, a "Rep," believes he owes it to his own species to protect it, even at the expense of the humans who created them. Saving humans negates his own reason for existing in the first place. What would a conscientious person do?

That certainly is a dilemma that I wouldn't want to figure out. Should make for very interesting reading.

 

[mamiller]

In WIDOW'S TALE there is a character named John Morse. He is a recluse, and as such, people don't particularly like him, but I think there's a whole lot more to John Morse. And I'm thinking if there's ever another book in this charming, but cold Maine village, John Morse deserves himself a romance.

John Morse was a burly character, with straight black hair pulled back into a ponytail that leaked dark strands around high, pitted cheekbones. Ebony eyes narrowed until a glint of recognition sparked at the sight of Serena. The man sneered.

Serena's quick intake of breath had Harriet rooting around in her seat. She acknowledged Morse with a grunt of disapproval, and then swiveled back.

"What's he doing here? He never comes out in public-kinda like a vampire or something."