Character Letters: Dyani to Sabrine

I've discovered a new monthly blogging thing.  Yay!
Anyway, this one is where you write a letter from the viewpoint of one of your characters to someone else in that same novel (MC to ally, Mentor to MC, you get the picture.).  And it's called The Character Letters.
Today I'm doing Dyani (MC in Dyani: the Quest for Zuriel), and she's writing to Sabrine, who took care of her after Dyani's parents died.  I picked the prompt Yesterday's Events, and somehow it ended up as Dyani referring to the constant tug-of-war between Dyani and Madam Faira as, "games."  Interesting...I must ask her about this.

~Charlotte Grace, the Mind Traveler

Beautiful People, February

 I couldn't decide who to use, therefore I'm going to pick Dyani, Alistair and Jalem. :P

1. If your character could be played by any actor, who would it be?
Dyani: Wait, what's an actor?
Alistair: They pretend to be people in plays.
Jalem:  We're supposed to know their names?
Me: Don't answer that one.  You guys don't know about any modern day actors as it is.  Dyani would probably be a younger Jennifer Lawrence.  The other two?  I have no idea.  Let me think on that one.

2. Does your character have a specific theme song?
Dyani: No. What's the point?  I could care less about music.
Alistair: No.
Jalem: I love music, but I don't know that anything in particular comes to mind.


3. What’s their worst childhood memory?
Dyani: When my parents were murdered.  End of story.
Alistair: Watching a friend get trampled by a horse.  I took me a long time to regain the courage to ride.
Jalem: My parents arguing all the time.


4. If your character had a superpower, what would it be?
Dyani: Invisibility.
Alistair: Some way to control a certain fourteen-year-old girl.
Dyani: Not funny.
Alistair: (Laughs)
Jalem: I don't know.  Something artsy perhaps.


5. If your character crashed on an island with a bunch of other people, how would your character help the group survive?
Dyani: Riiight.
Alistair: Take control, make sure everything runs smoothly and such.
Jalem: It would depend on what needed to be done.  Follow orders.


6. Are they married? If not, do they someday wish to be?
Dyani: (laughs)  Me?  Married?  Right.
Alistair: Mandatory.  For me anyway.
Jalem: Perhaps.

7. What is a cause they would die for?
Dyani: A cause?  I can think of a person, but not really a cause.
Alistair:  My country, of course.
Jalem: Anything against tyranny.


8. Would they rather die fighting valiantly, or quietly at home?
Dyani: Fighting!
Alistair: Depends on the circumstances.
Jalem: At home.

9. If someone walked up to them and told them they were the child of the prophecy, would they believe them?
Dyani: Ha.  No.
Alistair: No.
Jalem: Not without considerable proof.  And a lot of it.

10. Do they prefer the country or the city?
All three at the same time: Country!
Alistair: Although, the city is nice too.
Dyani: Right.  You might have well just compared a stallion to a rat.
Jalem: Have you ever been to a city?
Dyani: No.
Alistair: (laughs)


~Charlotte Grace, the Mind Traveler

Beautiful People, January Edition + OYAN

So, yes, it's that time again.  Beautiful People....
I'm going to interview Dyani today, who is the MC in my OYAN novel (I'll talk more about that in a minute).




1. If character's house burned down, and they were left with nothing but the clothes on their back, what would they do? Where would they go?
My house has already burned down, you know, and I ended up in the castle with the foulest woman you will ever meet.
 2. Are they happy with where they are in life, or would they like to move on? 
Get.  Me. Out of here....
  3. Are they well-paid? 
I haven't held any type of money in my hand for five years.
 4. Can they read? 
I've never had cause to, and I don't ever want to.
  5. What languages do they speak?
Oh, I don't know.  English perhaps?
 6. What is their biggest mistake? 
I refuse to live life with any regrets.
 7. What did they play with most as a child? 
Horses!  Dad owned a stable.
 8. What are their thoughts on politics? 
I could care less.
 9. What is their expected life time? 
Well, at the moment, I could be killed if I turned the wrong direction.  Let's hope to make it to my fifteenth birthday.
 10. If they were falsely accused of murder, what would they do? How would they react?
I would probably end up in a shouting match, and if I couldn't win, I'd run away.



Okay, now that that is done, I should probably tell you that I'm not planning on posting very often, but I am planning on keeping up with all the blogs I follow.  ~eyeroll~


On other fantastic news, I'm currently in the middle of chapter four with my OYAN novel.  It will be referred to as "OYAN novel" because it has yet to be named.


Dyani is turning out to be much more fiery than I anticipated.  Alistair can't get in two words before she blows up for some sort of offense, and it appears Dyani is bringing out his bad side, because Alistair is angered easily by her.  Still, I like writing about Dyani.  She's basically me pumped up in over-honesty plus the fact she can talk to people she doesn't know easily.

In other words, this should be interesting.

~Charlotte Grace, the Mind Traveler