Writing status is pretty much stalled lately. What writing time I've had I've donated to trying to figure Josh. my male lead in Gaia's Hands, out.
I decided to make him a few years older. He's now 25 and an instructor at Jeanne's university. This creates them more equal, which is a thing that had been bothering me since I started writing the original work some 5-6 years ago.
But who is Josh now?
Much the same, although a bit more confident and a bit less puppyish, which is a good thing. Physically, he stands slightly below average, slender but deceptively strong from his aikido training. His brown-black hair touches his collar. He has lighter brown, almond-shaped eyes from his father's Chinese heritage, and a quirky smile. (Which brings up the point that I can't see people in my head. I have a person in mind when I write this, but I cannot find any up-to-date pictures of him on IMDB, alas.)
Personality wise, he's pretty calm and balanced, yet he chose aikido to temper his anger from being bullied as a child. He's mature for his age, but he's also a writer and mystic. He sees visions now and again that help guide his life, but he pays the price in headaches. He practices aikido and Shinto, has a fascination with Japanese spirituality, but his heritage is Chinese/Italian/Irish.
Josh's worst fear is rejection, especially rejection for the mystical side he usually keeps hidden. He is driven by creativity, honor, and love; his biggest fault is his temper.
Josh, like everyone, is a set of contradictions. I still don't know if I have him developed enough in my head yet.
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