https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220124-why-people-arent-as-picky-in-love-as-they-think
Something to keep in mind regarding characters.
Category: thoughts
Think about this and characters in stories
Tactics to be more influential at work:
What tactics would fit with your characters best?
Which ones wouldn’t work for one of your characters?
Which one(s) would be most effective for one of your characters to influence another of your characters?
Which one(s) would influence your readers most?
https://www.fastcompany.com/90703987/use-these-tactics-to-be-more-influential-at-work
The Last Word On Nothing | Guest Post: In Praise of Phases
‘The only way to write for teenagers is to spend so long in your own memories that you are drowning in shame’ — Caroline O’Donoghue – Independent.ie
How to get out of the time scarcity trap
What happens in your brain when you ‘lose yourself’ in fiction: Study examines fans of ‘Game of Thrones’ characters — ScienceDaily
Toxic positivity and characters
How economic behaviour drove witch hunts in pre-modern Germany | Aeon Essays
Interesting thoughts to apply to fantasy and horror, eh?
Something to keep in mind if your story includes raising a baby
Is the Western way of raising kids weird? – BBC Future
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210222-the-unusual-ways-western-parents-raise-children
Applies to fantasy and science fiction, too. How do human and alien races raise babies? What impact does that have on culture and characters?
Think about it.
SF Grandmaster James Gunn dies at 97
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/books/james-gunn-dead.html
And a quote from him for all creators:
“I’ve told people that I feel I earn my place here on Earth each day when I am able to create something that wasn’t there before, and, in turn, some of these things enter stories that influence people.”
Dancing Treefrog 