: About Me

I am an author of science fiction, horror and dark humour.   I have had four novels published and I am working on a fifth.

The novels are:

The King of America (2006) - a science fiction thriller set in an America five hundred years into the future ravaged by civil war.

Sinema: The Northumberland Massacre (2007) - a dark, contemporary thriller about a film-obsessed serial killer stalking a remote Northumberland community.

Radgepacket: Tales From The Inner Cities (2008) (Contributor) - Paranoid, one of my shorts is part of this collection of urban tales.

The King of America: Epic Edition (2009) - a re-released and expanded version of my debut novel some 15,000 words longer!

The Killing Moon (2009) - The Road meets Mad Max ... beyond northern England.  A post-apocalyptic vision of northern England.

I live in the beautiful North East of England with my wife, Vanessa.

My official website (www.rodglenn.com) has details of all my writing, including extracts and reviews.

My passion is ...

writing

I know too much about ...

films

My parents always told me ...

stop dreaming

My childhood ambition ...

to be Billy the Kid

My favorite memory ...

getting married

Why I write ...

to satisfy my vivid imagination

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Terry Pratchett, Ashes to Ashes, Kate Nash

My first job ...

a dishwasher in a hotel

My best moment ...

singing to my wife on our wedding day

My inspiration ...

books and films

Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Tips to ensure varied characterizations in writing

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Characterisation A story is nothing without interesting characters. Even the most action-intense story will hold no appeal to a reader unless he/she can engage with the characters. They need to visualise them, empathise with them, feel what they feel. Basically you need to create characters that the reader genuinely cares about. Whether they are classed as a good guy or a bad guy, they all need to be realistic. You need to consider that every person has some flaws and perhaps even your nastiest bad guy may have some small redeeming quality to still make him human. You also need to consider...

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