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Autumn

The Symbolism of Autumn – The Calm Before the Storm

October 12, 2016by Vincent Alcaras Leave a comment

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 […]

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Characters, Fleeting Whims, Inspiration
Bertrand Russel

How Do Your Characters Deal with Societal Norms? Pt. 2

August 10, 2016by Vincent Alcaras 1 Comment

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 […]

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Characters, Plot Devices
Bertrand Russel

How Do Your Characters Deal with Societal Norms? Pt. 1

Featuredby Vincent Alcaras 1 Comment

  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 […]

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Characters, Plot Devices
Charisma

My Thoughts on Charisma

July 28, 2016by Vincent Alcaras 1 Comment

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 […]

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Characters, Dialogue, Relationships
You Are Here!

Permanently Left of Center

July 11, 2016by Vincent Alcaras 3 Comments

There’s a concept I alluded to in Friday’s post about the Big Bad Wolf called Permanently Left of Center.  As I briefly explored in that post, I stated that someone’s […]

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Characters, Plot Devices, Relationships
Not Another Teen Movie

Things to Avoid in your Writing #3: Stereotypical Characters

March 14, 2016by Vincent Alcaras 7 Comments

Stereotypical characters.  They’re everywhere, and honestly, it’s a bad look for any medium of fiction.  We’ve all seen them, and they take many forms. Here’s a quick example: Do not, […]

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Characters, Plot Devices
Romance

4 Keys to Crafting an Engaging Romance pt. 2

March 10, 2016by Vincent Alcaras 1 Comment

Before I begin I just want to say that this post is the second part in a series.  Part one is available here if you haven’t read it already. The first […]

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Characters, Dialogue, Plot Devices
Romance

4 Keys to Crafting an Engaging Romance pt. 1

Featuredby Vincent Alcaras 2 Comments

Before I begin I just want to say that this post was running long so I divided it into two parts.  Part two will be available here in a week […]

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Characters, Dialogue, Plot Devices
Mary Sue Gary Stu

Things to Avoid in your Writing #2: Mary Sue and, her brother, Gary Stu

February 15, 2016by Vincent Alcaras Leave a comment

Even if you don’t realize it, we’ve all met the siblings Mary Sue and Gary Stu.  See, the reason we don’t realize we’ve met them is because they’re utterly forgettable. […]

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Plot Devices
Deus ex Machina

Things to Avoid in your Writing #1: Deus Ex Machina

February 9, 2016by Vincent Alcaras 1 Comment

Okay, so who here knows what Deus ex Machina means?  Literally from Latin it means “God in the Machine”.  In the literary sense it means something much worse. Deus ex […]

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Plot Devices

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