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Muse & Maker
A Independent creators and comic blog


The Perils of Self-Insertion: Why It’s a Bad Idea to Insert Yourself into Your Story
Hello and welcome again everyone. Today I would like to tell a quick story. As you know I love to play the video game City of Heroes. A long time ago I made a character just like me. I gave the character my likeness, with skills like sword fighting and some special reflexes. I then went out into the city as a hero to fight crime. The idea of me being a hero was cool at the time but the actual gameplay for that character was boring. I never made it to level 10 and I ended up d

Wilhelm Peters Jr.
Oct 7, 20243 min read


Breathing Life into Your Story: The Art of Creating Multi-Dimensional Characters
Hey everyone, I hope you are all doing well today. In case you haven't heard I have been going through a family emergency but I have been thinking a bit. I been thinking about my characters in both comics. In both comics, Superior Phalanx and Sigma Girl I have been thinking of my process of how my characters came to be which brings us to today's blog. Today, we’re venturing into the fascinating realm of character development—specifically, the art of crafting multi-dimensional

Wilhelm Peters Jr.
Sep 30, 20243 min read


Whispers of Time: Mastering Narrative Pacing in Storytelling
Imagine, if you will, a symphony of words, where each sentence is a note and every paragraph a melody. The true maestro of this symphonic storytelling is none other than narrative pacing. But what exactly is narrative pacing, and how can you master it to create an unputdownable piece of literature? Let’s dive into the art of pacing and uncover effective techniques to captivate your readers from the first word to the last. The Essence of Narrative Pacing Narrative pacing i

Wilhelm Peters Jr.
Sep 24, 20243 min read
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