https://iacula.com/tags/content/character-development/Recent content in Content/Character-Development on iaculaHugo -- 0.155.3en-GBTue, 10 Mar 2026 19:41:49 +0000https://iacula.com/iacula/precise-grief/Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:41:49 +0000https://iacula.com/iacula/precise-grief/On the strange moral weight of writing a character through prolonged suffering—and what it costs to stay inside it rather than look away. A craft essay on faith, interiority, and the difference between suffering a story earns and suffering an author merely inflicts.https://iacula.com/iacula/the-first-fantasy-novel-i-ever-tried-to-write/Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:40:27 +0000https://iacula.com/iacula/the-first-fantasy-novel-i-ever-tried-to-write/A look back at the first fantasy novel I ever attempted—what it taught me about storytelling, failure, and why I kept writing.