Why Romance is Necessary Regardless of Genre
Anyone who has taken so much as a cursory glance at my blog may have gleaned the idea that I’m a bit of a romantic, and it’s true. I’ve written […]
Category Archives: Characters
What I do to make my characters pop.
Things to Avoid in your Writing #6: White Washing
This post is a bit of a spin-off of my Stereotypical Characters, as well as Foreign Languages posts. While I wrote the former to illustrate the dangers of lazy character […]
Great Character #13 — Michael Myers
I love horror movies. While I enjoy watching them all throughout the year, October for me has become the time when I take in as many as possible. Whether they’re […]
The Symbolism of Autumn – The Calm Before the Storm
Autumn, the season where nature starts to slow down, takes a break and gets ready for its rest through winter. Squirrels and other critters run around gathering food to last […]
The Hyperbolic Relationship
I’m sure right now you’re asking, what is a hyperbolic relationship, exactly? I’ll admit, I did make up the phrase less than 48 hours ago, but I feel it’s something […]
How Do Your Characters Deal with Societal Norms? Pt. 2
Before I begin, I just want to say that if you missed Part 1 of this post series, you can find it here. So, like I said last week, there […]
How Do Your Characters Deal with Societal Norms? Pt. 1
Before I begin I just want you all to know that this will be a two-part post series. Part 2 can be found here in a week’s time. Recently a […]
Great Character #12 — Leon Phelps a.k.a The Ladies Man
Now just for the sake of everyone who may not have seen the Ladies Man starring Tim Meadows, this is the official SPOILER ALERT for the the movie! While I […]
My Thoughts on Charisma
Something happened the other day that made me think of all the times I’ve been told I’m charismatic. Now I’ll be honest, I really don’t see how that’s true. I […]
Hero Archetype #9 — The Bad Ass Woman
When I was thinking about what to write this post about, I realized I overlooked something that is all too obvious to me. As I’ve mentioned before in a previous post, […]
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