Today we’re doing something every reader secretly loves.
We’re snooping through a fictional character’s belongings. Sophia from Curves of Power: To Burn would absolutely hate this article…..
Which naturally makes it even more fun.
Designer Sunglasses
Not because she needs them.
Because she enjoys looking mysterious.
A Tiny Notebook
Filled with observations.
Plans. Names. Details.
Sophia notices everything.
It’s one of her greatest strengths….. And occasionally one of her biggest problems.
Lipstick
Perfectly applied.
Always.
Even when everything else is falling apart.
Especially then.
A Hotel Keycard
The story behind it is …none of your business. According to Sophia.
Which probably means it’s very much our business.
A Photograph
Old.
Slightly bent at the edges.
One she rarely looks at. One she never throws away.
The version of Sophia readers see first is confident, witty, and completely in control.
But every great character has layers.
Beneath the confidence is grief. Beneath the sarcasm is hurt. Beneath the revenge plan is someone who wanted justice and got lost somewhere along the way.
Which is exactly why she’s become one of my favorite characters to write. She’s messy. Complicated…. And trying her best.
Aren’t we all?
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Sonia M. Rompoti, MSc, Bsc 
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