Life Reader: Character Sketches

Today is Day 2 of Life Reader character sketches. These next two characters are more mild mannered and tend to slink around in the background. (In fact they may be the only library employees who actually do anything.) But don’t let that fool you, Royce and Brannon are too observant to lay low for long.

Name: Royce Stephonson Magic Element: Plants (this includes trees and wood) Personal Slogan: Howdy! Six words that describe him: Cowboy, calm, follower, swordsman, friendly, open

Royce sticks out like a sore thumb in the spotless shelves of Saint Cloud Library. He wears a Stetson hat, talks with a drawl, and can always be found at the sign-in station for computer usage. He is sweet tempered, although he can be judgmental, and has the reflexes of a fencer. Out of all the library employees Royce is undoubtedly the most normal.

Name: Brannon Dougal Magic Element: Earth Personal Slogan: Touchdown! Six words that describe him: Football player, enthusiastic, happy, athlete, trusting

Brannon is a sports enthusiast and a fantastic football player—a skill that unfortunately has him missing a fair amount of shifts at the library thanks to games and practices. Built like a small yak, Brannon is as cheerful as they come and completely void of guile. He loves Saint Cloud and takes great pride in his work, and he is surprisingly skilled at hacking computers.

Life Reader: Character Sketches

Welcome to Day One of Life Reader Character Sketches. Today, Wednesday, and Friday I am revealing the eight main characters of Life Reader. These profiles will also be available on a second page, which will be up by Wednesday at the latest. Today I’m featuring the heroine of the story, Raven Wishmore, and two of her co-workers, Asher and Aron Montamous.

Magical Element: Ice (and the ability to read things to life)

Personal Slogan: Don’t judge me by my cover

Six words that describe Raven: Mysterious, sarcastic, liar, secret keeper, warrior

Raven can generally be described as “an unobtrusive presence,” but this is mainly a ploy she uses to screen her dark secret—her ability to read things to life. Constantly weighted down with the knowledge that her life will be over if anyone finds out about her magic has nurtured in Raven a sarcastic, secretive outlook and personality. She has an unmatched passion for libraries and books, and is greatly jealous of those who are able to use their magic or natural physical abilities to protect themselves and others. She would generally prefer to be silent and get her work done, but this new mission she’s been shoved into by her father has placed her alarmingly out of her comfort zone and more in the limelight than she ever feared.

Magical Element: Fire

Personal Slogan: It’s only illegal if you get caught.

Six words that describe them: crafty, deviants, loyal, loners, talented, creepers

Asher and Aron are identical twins with a penchant for breaking and entering…anything. They’re extremely talented in magic thanks to their connection as twins, which allows them to swap and share power. Their daily activities include playing video games, loafing, and spying on other library employees. They are mostly friendless but are playful and affectionate with those they deem worthy.

Page Turner?

To start off, remember, you can get a free, extra chapter of Red Rope of Fate by reviewing it on Amazon and emailing your review to me. For more information scroll down to the next post or click here!)

Whew, I have a few fun announcements! For starters, The Page Turner is being renamed. The most likely title is The Life Reader but I’ll keep you posted. Secondly, I’ll be posting several free chapters of The Life Reader on Text Novel and Fiction Press. The first chapter will be released May 12. Ish. (I say ish because I am a procrastinator , fickle, creative and timelines change.) I will be releasing a minimum of 3 chapters.

One thing I also wanted to mention, The Life Reader is going to be priced at $2.99. This does not reflect a pattern I’ll be following in the future, it reflects the length and complexity of the story. I spent a month writing Red Rope of Fate, and roughly half a year writing both of the Robyn Hood books. I have spent years writing The Life Reader. Pushing that aside, the main reason for the increase is that The Life Reader is double the length of the above stories. I will always keep my shorter books priced at 99 cents, so do not fear the price increase!

It’s a short update for today, but I’ll have lots of new things to reveal and talk about next week so hold on to your hats. Thank you for reading, and please stop by again!