EP 14: Developing Andrei's Story (6) - Writing Dysfunctional Characters!

PODCAST TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nuts_writing PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutsboltswriting.podcast/ In this episode, Tete.Depunk (https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk on Instagram and https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talks about her experiences writing her novel, "70 Fierce Years," a part of which has just been released on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08GZWJR89/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=70+fierce+years&qid=1598831307&sr=8-1 Her novel is about Andrei, who hails from the early 20th century.  We talk about Lukyan, Andrei's wife's father, who was abusive to Dasha and her mother. We talk in the later part of the video about how writers can approach controversial topics such as domestic abuse, violence against women, etc., particularly in historical fiction. Thumbnail features Fortunus Games' quick sketch of Lukyan.  Tete.Depunk's Main Sources Used: O'Rourke, Shane. The Cossacks. Manchester University Press, 2007. Sholokhov, Mikhail. And Quiet Flows the Don. Reissue, Vintage, 1989. Mawdsley, Evan. The Russian Civil War. Pegasus Books, 2009.