Years ago (and still applies today), the experts were telling fiction writers that in order to really know their main character, they must come up with a character profile sheet for them and definitely applies to all your characters as well. This is a good practice because once you know all the ins and outs of all your characters, the book flows better and allows the author to get inside the head of each of their characters.
We decided to ask authors if they would like to come up with a character sketch of their main character, throwing in a few unique questions to make it really fun!
Today we have Mike Martin stopping by on his blog tour with a character sketch of his main character, Sgt. Winston Windflower. Enjoy!
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Learn more about Sgt. Winston Windflower!
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Name of Character: Sgt. Winston Windflower
Age: 40
Eye Color: blue
Hair Color: Black
Birthplace: Pink Lake, Alberta
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2
Place of Residence: Grand Bank
Description of Home: 100 year old house
Dominant Character Trait: honesty
Best Friend: Herb Stoodley
Enemies and Why: Criminals of all sorts. Because he’s a police officer
Temperament: calm
Ambition: To be a good person in the world
Educational Background: Some college
Philosophy of Life: Golden rule
Bad Habits: Eating sweets
Talents: Not many
Hobby or Hobbies: Fishing, cooking
Why is Character Likeable? Tells the truth even when it’s hard. Always helpful
Favorite Pig Out Food: Pizza
Character Mini-Interview:
Every New Year’s I resolve to: Be better
Nobody knows I am: Afraid sometimes
I wish: People would just get along
The worse part of my life is: sometimes the police work
I want to teach my children that: Honesty is the best policy
A good time for me is: After the kids are gone to bed
The worse advice my father gave me is: Don’t be a police officer
When I feel sorry for myself I: Talk to my wife or Herb
My friends like me because: I’m honest.
My major accomplishment is: Being a good father
My most humbling experience was: When Eddie Tizzard was shot and I couldn’t help him
Meet the Author
He is the author of the award-winning Sgt. Windflower Mystery series set in beautiful Grand Bank. There are now 12 books in this light mystery series with the publication of Dangerous Waters. A Tangled Web was shortlisted in 2017 for the best light mystery of the year, and Darkest Before the Dawn won the 2019 Bony Blithe Light Mystery Award. Mike has also published Christmas in Newfoundland: Memories and Mysteries, a Sgt. Windflower Book of Christmas past and present.
Some Sgt. Windflower Mysteries are now available as audiobooks and the latest A Long Ways from Home was released as an audiobook in 2022. All audiobooks are available from Audible in Canada and around the world.
Mike is Past Chair of the Board of Crime Writers of Canada, a national organization promoting Canadian crime and mystery writers and a member of the Newfoundland Writers’ Guild and Ottawa Independent Writers and Capital Crime Writers.
His latest book is the mystery, Dangerous Waters.
You can visit his website at https://SgtWindflowerMysteries.com/ or connect with him on Twitter and Facebook.
Inside the Book
Old habits die hard…
Sgt. Windflower tries his best to ease away from life as a Mountie, but the lure of an investigation is too hard to resist.
After a missing man turns up dead, Sgt. Windflower is pulled in to investigate. Meanwhile, the arrival of a group of unique foreign visitors during a snowstorm in Grand Bank offers up another mystery. Even with so much going on, Windflower can’t resist the enticement of a good meal and a trip to the island of Saint Pierre off the coast of Newfoundland.
But when things get rough, Windflower can always rely on Eddie Tizzard and the gang to have his back.
As always, Windflower’s wife Sheila and their daughters are beacons of love and support as he navigates dangerous waters.
Grand Bank beckons you to another great story in the Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series.
Book Information
Release Date: April 30, 2022
Publisher: Ottawa Press and Publishing
Soft Cover: ISBN: 978-1988437828; 288 pages; $16.95; eBook $4.99: FREE Kindle Unlimited
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3RczNNA