Feb 08

Is Van dead? Justin McLachlan talks with us about the hero from his first novel, Time Up.

Jan 31
justinmclachlan:

“Before I write down one word, I have to have the character in my mind through and through. I must penetrate into the last wrinkle of his soul.”

~HENRIK IBSEN

This was emailed to me yesterday, an awesome visualization of archetypes in the alignment system — a way of plotting characters on a good vs. evil, law vs. chaos matrix. I think archetypes are really helpful in creating characters, but just a small, small string in their fabric. The story should shape the characters into three dimensions (not just one-dimensional, quintessential archetypes) and the characters should shape the story. Rarely can the two co-exist apart.

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justinmclachlan:

“Before I write down one word, I have to have the character in my mind through and through. I must penetrate into the last wrinkle of his soul.”

~HENRIK IBSEN

This was emailed to me yesterday, an awesome visualization of archetypes in the alignment system — a way of plotting characters on a good vs. evil, law vs. chaos matrix. I think archetypes are really helpful in creating characters, but just a small, small string in their fabric. The story should shape the characters into three dimensions (not just one-dimensional, quintessential archetypes) and the characters should shape the story. Rarely can the two co-exist apart.

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Jan 05

Justin McLachlan tells us how long it took him to write the first draft of Time Up, and how long it took to edit.

Source: youtu.be

Nov 14
The voices in my head have always been there.
Kurt Jarrett, Thought Patterns, a short story by Justin McLachlan

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