News•May 1, 2026
Assignment: THE FICTIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Writer Ottessa encourages creators to craft fictional biographies as a tool for building believable characters. The assignment asks writers to invent historical figures, detailing their habits, failures, and legacies, using personal obsessions as source material. An example is Ray McCullium, a fabricated 19th‑century Louisiana painter known for gritty, unconventional media. The exercise aims to strengthen narrative authority and foster a community of shared stories.
