EPISODE · Sep 7, 2025 · 1H 1M
Discovering Characters With Stuart J. Tanner
from Inking Neon: Light Up Your Stories · host Stuart J. Tanner & Cullen McHael
On this first episode of Inking Neon, journalist, author, and teacher Stuart J. Tanner is sent to Baghdad at the height of the Iraq occupation and discovers that and other strange worlds. We discuss what makes for compelling characters, the process of investigation in writing, and read from Stuart's book Devas: A Sci-Fi adventure in which a serial murder case spirals out of control when a detective discovers an alien civilization. 0:00 Intro 7:21 The Ultimate Challenge 10:15 Visitors in a Strange Land 19:04 Examples of Compelling Characters 29:30 The Case of the Tabula Rasa Character 35:34 How to Keep Your Characters from Knowing What You Know 43:00 How Do Good Author’s Make Bad Characters? 52:41 Reading: Devas, a Sci-Fi Novel Buy Devas, by Stuart J. Tanner: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XWSCFP9
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On this first episode of Inking Neon, journalist, author, and teacher Stuart J. Tanner is sent to Baghdad at the height of the Iraq occupation and discovers that and other strange worlds. We discuss what makes for compelling characters, the process of investigation in writing, and read from Stuart's book Devas: A Sci-Fi adventure in which a serial murder case spirals out of control when a detective discovers an alien civilization. 0:00 Intro7:21 The Ultimate Challenge10:15 Visitors in a Strange Land19:04 Examples of Compelling Characters29:30 The Case of the Tabula Rasa Character35:34 How to Keep Your Characters from Knowing What You Know43:00 How Do Good Author’s Make Bad Characters?52:41 Reading: Devas, a Sci-Fi Novel Buy Devas, by Stuart J. Tanner: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XWSCFP9
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