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02 Oct 09

Canada's oldest city? - dslreports.com


  • Quebec City Founded in the summer of 1608 when French navigator Samuel de
    Champlain, on his second expedition to New France, decided to build a
    settlement. Explorer Jacques Cartier first attempted to set up a colony near the
    same location in 1541, but scurvy, cold weather and unfriendly natives put an
    end to France's first attempt to colonize the New World.

    St. John's While
    historians may debate what constitutes a city, Europeans began to settle around
    the harbour of St. John's by 1583, when Sir Humphrey Gilbert (a half-brother of
    Sir Walter Raleigh) claimed it for the British. A family named Oxford
    established a plantation, probably near Beck's Cove, in the early 1600s.



    St. John's had settled. There was a fort near where Quebec sits
    now, but the people retreated
29 Sep 09

How To Develop Your Characters | How To Do Things.com

  • Include strengths and
    flaws    . We're always hearing about "multi-dimensional characters" - and with
    good reason. A character with both good and bad points, flaws and strengths,
    will most likely be the most interesting and complex, as well as the most
    relatable and sympathetic. The world can always use a good "good guy vs. bad
    guy" action story, but more than likely, the compelling story will be the one
    where the character is human. That means, if he's a "good guy," he makes
    mistakes sometimes, and if he's a "bad guy," there's something about him that is
    somewhat likable. Just make sure you character isn't all evil or perfect.
    (Perfect characters tend to show up when we're writing characters who are
    somewhat autobiographical. If you feel your alter ego is coming out a little too
    much, why not throw in some of your own weaknesses to add believable depth?)

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