I had plans for this space tonight

But I've forgotten it so here, have the thing I forgot last night. Yesterday, Chuck Wendig of Terrible Minds posted a neat challenge on his blog to have others critique your character (the idea being one you're having troubles with). I got some very helpful and interesting ideas from this (that I had best go clip and save). Here's what I put up (It needed to be around 100 words so a few suggestions were things I had already done).

Meet Luc and any suggestions you might have would be helpful. This was a really simple idea that did seem to be helpful or at least made you think from different angles.

Luc is a displace Cajun living in Las Vegas after the hurricane took his bayou home. He is under the thumb of his abusive father and brother. Dad pulled them out of middle school around age 13 so Luc is uneducated and working for his dad in a bar. He’s a bisexual Catholic and his family and his priest have made him fear his sexuality. He meets Arrigo, a wealthy paranormal investigator who wakes up Luc’s dreams of getting his GED and getting out of that house. Luc fears his family and his own future with his lack of education. Luc has spent his life (he’s mid 20s) doing what his father says, pretending to be completely straight and being a punching bag for his dad and brother. Some of my problems with Luc is trying to find the other side of him beyond the timid submissive. The only dream I know he has is getting that GED. I know I need to flesh out his wants and pastimes more.

( responses I've received )

I'm talking to a local friend who is willing to help me make a website. That's great. I'd rather give a friend my money than a stranger. Hopefully I'll have it done in July.

My friend ES sent me this link diversity in comics It brings up good points including that villains need to be diverse too but it's SO easy to go wrong with that.

early color photos

( San Antonio from the river )