The Coquette and The Reluctant Villain

I just purchased a very cool tool for my Creative Writing Club from PowerBooks. It is called Talecraft. The aim of Talecraft is to create stories based on cards. Some see it as a creative tool. Others treat it as a game. But Talecraft is an art: one with the purpose of taking its participants on a journey to the recesses of imagination, to see lands where rules are bent, and to meet people who steal our hearts. Archetypes: The Reluctant Villain, The Coquette I got to pick out nine cards. One for genre, two for archetypes and six for keywords and plotlines. I decided to just make a character sketch of the archetypes I got. Making a full story would take me hours, and I have no time for that at the moment. Character Sketch for The Coquette: Sandra Mayfield came from a poor family and her economic status has given her the motivation to succeed in life. However, she equates success with money and because of this, ethics has never been her strong point. Sandra has grown to be self-sufficient because of her cleverness and innate gift of manipulation. Sandra is a stunningly beautiful woman, with long golden locks, deep blue eyes, and a smile that could stop a heartbeat for a nanosecond. She is aware of this physical attribute, and has used it to her advantage. At nineteen, she has become skilled at teasing: she gives a man a taste of something (like a kiss), then withraws. With this, she has driven men crazy and she has been able to get what she wants. Money motivates her, and with rich men under her spell, she gets it easily. Character sketch for the Reluctant Villain: Glenn Summers was just an ordinary guy from Sandra's town. He wasn't exceptionally rich, nor was he breathtakingly handsome. However, he had a mind like Einstein and was good in computers. He had known Sandra since elementary, and like the other guys who desired her, he was head over heels in love with her but he couldn't express it because she was his bestfriend. Glenn's extensive knowledge in computers has made him a pawn of gangsters to exploit his expertise. As much as he wants to earn money the legal way, he is then suckered into a world of thieves because of grave threats and emotional blackmail. Sadly, he lets himself be used by these evil people because he was a pushover. Moreover, he kind of enjoys the perks of being part of debauchery. He gets to have a lot of money which he knew would make Sandra like him more. So far, these are the character sketches I have made for the archetypes I have picked out from the deck. Talecraft is really a great tool for the imagination. "Words are spells . . . " To practice Talecraft is to weave words. . .