Fiction and Fantasy

Thoughts and excerpts from the mind of Jeannette Jonic

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Type Casting: Mikasa Akerman

Some characters are so well-written that they seem life-like. But how would these “realistic” characters stand up to real-life personality typing? Welcome back to Type Casting. Type Casting: Personality Typing Your Favorite Characters The remainder of this post will contain some spoilers for Attack on Titan Season 1 You have been warned. Attack on Titan,…

February 23, 2018
Excerpt – Star Wars Roleplay: “Put to the Test”

This will be the last of Star Wars Roleplay for a while. Next week, tune in for a brand-new Type Casting! Or click here to read the previous Type Casting while you wait. 😉 — To First Excerpt (“A New Master”) — [After defeating the extortionists, Cailen ventures into the desert with Master Teek. As…

February 16, 2018
Excerpt – Star Wars Roleplay: “The Dark Cave”

While I research for my next Type Casting, we’ll continue Cailen and Teek’s adventures over the next two weeks. This week is a particularly charged scene, and one of my personal favorites. Those of you who have seen The Force Awakens might recognize a callback my friend Kaze slipped in there. 😉 — To First…

February 9, 2018
Why I Love AJIN: Demi-Human – And You Might, Too

Humanity is finite. Death is inevitable. But what if death wasn’t the end for you? AJIN: Demi-Human, 2016 Sentai Filmworks Based on the manga by Gamon Sakurai, AJIN: Demi-Human follows Kei Nagai, a typical ambitious Japanese highschooler whose life turns upside-down–and briefly ends–during a walk to school. When Kei is struck by a van, he…

February 2, 2018
Excerpt – Star Wars Roleplay: “Travel Plans”

To First Excerpt (“A New Master”) — Cailen and Teek’s adventures continue! This’ll be the last Star Wars excerpt for this month. In case you missed the previous excerpt from the Star Wars-based roleplay my friend Kaze and I did, here’s a link. Once again, I played Cailen Ukiir, a sarcastic and self-conscious Jedi-in-Training; while…

January 26, 2018
Excerpt – Star Wars Roleplay: “Trial by Fire”

To First Excerpt (“A New Master”) — Back by request, here’s a little more of Cailen and Teek’s adventures. In case you missed the excerpt from the Star Wars-based roleplay my friend Kaze and I did, here’s a link. Once again, I played Cailen Ukiir, a sarcastic and self-conscious Jedi-in-Training; while Kaze created and wrote…

January 19, 2018

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