Fiction and Fantasy

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  • Is There Such a Thing as “Good Art”?

    Whether you’re a writer, painter, architect, actor, or any other kind of artist, you’re going to encounter people discussing good vs. bad art. People constantly argue over styles or what techniques work best. In college classes, they teach the proper methods for producing art and highlight some of the “great works.” But here’s the thing:…

  • A Response to “Do Spoilers Ruin Stories?”

    I recently began following a Youtuber known as Super Eyepatch Wolf. Despite what the name may suggest, his videos are often deep analyses of stories or story elements (particularly in anime). He’s deep, he’s logical, he’s well-spoken, and he’s even got an Irish accent. Hook, line, and sinker. He posted a video about spoilers that…

  • What Makes a Strong Female Character?

    I am not the end-all, be-all authority on writing. I’d say I’m pretty dang far away from being that. Heck, I have yet to publish anything. But I do know stories, and I do know characters I enjoy. Characters I remember. Characters I even look up to. This post is the beginning of a discussion.…

  • Follow-Up to “Character Issues” Post

    Update : Added image. Corrected minor spelling/grammatical errors. Updated formatting to current blog standards. One of my readers was kind enough to give me some tips on my previous post. As I was replying, I realized that I actually had some new angles to examine while looking at this character (and that I kind of…

  • Good is Good or Good is Bad?

    Update : Added relevant photos. Updated formatting to current blog standards. Relatable is the holy word when it comes to making good characters. A good character is always relatable in some way. There should always be something about the character that we get. We get why Batman seeks to keep criminals (who were the death…

  • Is There a Little Author in Every Character?

    Update : Added relevant links. Updated formatting to current blog standards. I used to subscribe to a hypothesis that an author puts a little piece of himself–however tiny–into every character that he or she creates. It could be as big as a self-insert character (“This character is based off me,” as is the case of…

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