My Rant About Loki: Why I’m Morally Against What He’s Become in the Fandom

When Loki died at the beginning of Infinity War, I was surprisingly relieved. When I first saw Loki in Thor, I admired him as a villain. He’s cunning, powerful, and you can be empathetic toward him—maybe a little too much so. After the Avengers he blew up in the fandom and Tom Hiddleston (the cool guy he is) did a lot of roleplay as Loki. I’m fine with all this. It’s pretty awesome when an actor loves his fans and his role so much. What I have a problem with is the fandom loving Loki almost even more than the protagonists so much so that they tout “#LokisArmy” and memes professing their adoration for such a despicable villain.

Interview with Einer (Silver Hood/Black Hood)

Me: 

It's the first interview of 2018! And I've got Einer with me today! Welcome, Einer. *turns in interview chair late night show style*

Einer:

Skip the formalities. I have better things to do than this.

Me:

*clears throat* Okay. This is a short one and all of the questions are from Christine.

Einer:

I don't care.

Me: 

*-_-* Okay first question, how do you feel about Claes as a person in general?

Einer:

He's a cowardly welp.

Me:

Okay then. *^ ^'* Do you have any close friends?

Einer:

No.

Me:

What are your thoughts on Lord Nzelt?

Einer:

He's a great leader and will lead our country to prosperity by at last stopping the Inking.

Me:

Now you're finally talking ... What is your deepest desire?

Einer: 

Why would I tell anyone that?

Me:

We'll skip that one. What is it like to be able to manipulate matter? Do you like your gift? 

Einer:

It is a divine gift from the Four Siblings. It is a privilege to be snowborne and possess it. Anyone who refuses to use it is a coward. I feel the grace of the Four flowing through me every time I wield it. 

Me:

That was the last one.

Einer:

Good. *stands up and leaves*

Me: 

He's not the most polite person in the world. *^ ^'* Thank you for the questions! Next month I'll be interviewing Chalmers!

Wait wait wait! *grabs Einer and pulls him back in* Melissa has a question: Who are you closest to in your family?

Einer: 
I don't have any family.

Me: 
What about your family you've made with Nzelt? 

Einer: 
I'm not "close" to anyone.

Me:
Somewhat friends with then?

Einer:
Aska. She's my second in command.

Me:
That works ...

Einer: 
*leaves*

What do you think of Einer? Do you have any further questions for him? Have you ever done a character interview? Share a link in the comments!

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Interview with Faol (Red Hood)

Interview with Dina (Red Hood)

Interview with Claes (Red Hood)

So Your Character Has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ... Featuring Maddie @ Stories and Spoons

Maddie is back to share with us about having Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Last she shared about living with Chronic Pain, so definitely check that out.

New Vs. Old Dystopian Regimes

Recently I finished the Handmaid’s Tale season two and while I was watching it I really got to thinking about dystopian regimes. Most of the ones I’ve watched/read about were established some few decades ago or more but it’s really interesting when a regime has happened within a generation so some of the people remember what it was like before. Thus I thought it would be a fun concept to explore with the Handmaid’s Tale and the Hunger Games (because any chance I can talk about the hunger games I will always take) and how the ages of the regime affect the story. 

Questions for Einer (Silver Hood/Black Hood)!

NaNoWriMo is coming and I'm going to be writing the third and final book of the Red Hood trilogy for it! Einer makes his first appearance in Silver Hood, but he has a big part in Black Hood, so I want to try to get to know him better! Here's a bit about him!

Einer is a twenty-two-year-old half Isamaour known as a halfura, born with the ability to manipulate matter. Because of his lineage, he was abandoned as a toddler and rescued by Lord Nzelt, the ruler of Isriki his country. For all of Einer's life he's been prepared to take Lord Nzelt's place when he eventually passes, but when Lord Nzelt finds a new protege named Claes, Einer is threatened that he'll lose his inheritance.

Because of his family's rejection, Einer has a severe distaste for humans and tries to ignore his soiled blood. He even hates speaking their language and prefers only to speak Isamaour, though he was taught to speak Silfurlundian as well. He is devoted to the Isriki religion which centers around the four Divine Siblings. Einer is very skilled in his abilities as an Isamaour and has become the unofficial leader of the other halfura taken in by Nzelt. He's tried to do everything he can to please Nzelt and be the protege he wants, but having him like Claes over him, breaks his heart.

Leave your questions in the comments or in the form if you'd wish to remain anonymous or if you're having trouble with the comments. Einer will answer them next Friday! Thank you! 

So Your Character Has Chronic Pain ... Featuring Maddie @ Stories and Spoons

I know many people who struggle with Chronic Fatigue, so I am really thankful to have found Maddie and for her to be willing to share about her struggles, so I can better understand them and write more accurate characters in the future.

Tori’s Life Juggling Tips: How I Juggle Two Jobs, Writing, Editing, Social Media Managing, and Actually Having a Social Life

I’ve had a lot of people ask me how I manage to juggle all that I do and I’ve even had someone request this post so I’m finally getting to doing it! I work two part-time jobs that combine into almost full time so about 24-30+ hours a week, I edit six on average 1K-3K word articles a month for Geeks Under Grace, I write one or two 750-1000 word articles for Geekdom House, manage Facebook and Twitter accounts for Havok Magazine, cook dinner three times a week, blog here three times a week, write, exercise, and manage a social life. This is a lot and I’ve managed to figure out ways of doing it without getting overly stressed.

The Language of Worlds Link Up - The Belated July-August 2018 Edition

This went up when I had my August schedule all lined up and I was going to Canada so I did not have time to do this when the linkup was open, but I still want to do the tag, so here I am. XD Better late than ever! If you want to participate too you can by following this link. I'm again going to be focusing on the Red Hood series characters since I'm doing Black Hood as my NaNoWriMo novel. Dina Muir has a big part in the final conclusion (though I'm still not 100% sure what it is. I haven't started plotting. I just have an instinct right now.), so I'd like to do some more development on her in the form of this tag!

So Your Character is From Colombia ... Featuring Kathleen @ One of Each Shelf

It's time for this week's So Your Character is ... Post! This is a weekly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country or having a disability. I'm hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a crash course on how to write a character from these different places on our planet. If you haven't checked out last time's So Your Character is from Chile ... be sure to hop on over there and give it a read!

Disclaimer: The content below may be culturally shocking to some. Each of these posts is as uncensored as possible to preserve the authenticity of the cultures of each of the interviewees.

(None of the Images are Mine)

Monthly Summary: August 2018

A lot went on in August this month! It started out stressful then died down to relaxing which was nice and it was great to see so many of my loved ones this month. 

Canada 2018 Report

I mentioned in my last Canada report that I wanted to go up to Canada during the summer and now it's finally a thing! I haven't been to Canada in over a year nor seen Cassia, so it was really great to spent over a week with a good friend and get some refreshing time away from home.

So Your Character is From Chile ... Featuring Camila @ Letters in Bed

It's time for this week's So Your Character is ... Post! This is a weekly segment where I interview lovely volunteers from around the world to give you a firsthand account of being a citizen of their respective country or having a disability. I'm hoping to encourage international diversity, break stereotypes, and give writers a crash course on how to write a character from these different places on our planet. If you haven't checked out last time's So Your Character is from Latvia ... be sure to hop on over there and give it a read!

Disclaimer: The content below may be culturally shocking to some. Each of these posts is as uncensored as possible to preserve the authenticity of the cultures of each of the interviewees.

(None of the Images are Mine)

Writing Lessons from Movies: The Emperor's New Groove

Ever since I saw this movie on VHS when I was a kid this has been the funniest Disney movie ever for me. To this day, I still laugh at the jokes as if it's the first time I've seen the movie and I feel like every time I watch it I discover some new joke I missed the last time I watched it. And while the movie is still hilarious, there are still moments that truly pull on the heartstrings, balancing roll on the floor comedy with meaningful lessons.

For those of you who haven't seen the movie, it's about a selfish spoiled young emperor who's usurped by his advisor by being turned into a llama. He and a kind peasant journey through the Peruvian jungle to find their way home.

Warning: Some spoilers.