Bethany, that is a fearsome meme, but I’ll do my best, thanks! And I’ve added an abbreviation tag to “D&D” — if that doesn’t help, here‘s the Wikipedia article. :)

Debra, I imagine writing from an animal’s pov would be similar. Though in that case, presumably, you’d be making up the events, not the character. ?? I haven’t read the The White Bone but I am eager to. I am also eager to explore every inch of your blog, by the way, because I can see from just a quick glance that you’ve got tons of fascinating stuff going on.

Oh, and my current character is a 9th level wizard named Dawnzer Leelight. The name was my 9yo daughter’s idea, from the scene in Ramona the Pest where she goes to kindergarten and misunderstands the lyrics of the Star-Spangled Banner.

Writing the diary of someone else, who is maybe part alter ego – part fantasy. I’m still not quite sure I have my head wrapped around it entirely, but it does sound challenging. Does your character have a moniker?

Books written from the perspective of a familiar animal would seem to provide an analogous challenge – one that demands we stretch our own preconceptions about the mind of the “other.” I think of The White Bone by Gowdy as an example of a text that really pushed those boundaries.

I have tagged you for the authors meme….if you want to play.