Tag: Stories
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Defining Relatability
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”1 20th Century Fox 1987 via GIPHY Relatability can mean different things to different people. When I was studying storytelling, character relatability boiled down to “Make characters who are real people.” This meant making characters who possess qualities that are…
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Updated Scene – TVB: “Isalaina”
After getting some feedback from my readers, I’ve been tweaking things in Book 1 of The Victor’s Blade. This here scene, which I’d posted an old version a while back, is just one of them. Which version do you like better? Jaranin’s storytelling skills are put to work during the summer festival as he tells…
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Excerpt – The Misadventure of Donovan and Aevyrn, Part 1
You guys thirsty for an excerpt? I know I am. I happened to be going through some of my old files and found this baby. Gave it a little polish (as it’s a bit of an oldie) and voila. This sucker features characters and a fictional universe I developed alongside my friend Mitchell Anderson through…
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In Defense of the Damsel
Photo by Hailey Kean on Unsplash For a long time, the “damsel in distress” has become almost as much a death sentence for a character as calling them a Mary Sue. Critics sneer at female characters who need help or—heaven forbid—are captured. And goodness, if your character is kidnapped more than once, well, that’s just…
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Sora’s Character Development
A little goes a long way when it comes to displaying who a character is and making them endearing to the audience. It doesn’t take much for me to fall in love with a character if the writers make time for character development. There’s something about seeing a character being themselves that I just adore.…
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The Archetypal Characters of Kingdom Hearts
Photo by Sime Basioli on Unsplash Kingdom Hearts is a powerfully atmospheric video game series: the iconic opening cutscenes prove this time and time again. Characters fall into an ocean that dissolves into air as they land on stained-glass windows that shatter underfoot. Utada Hikaru’s Japanese pop music accompanies these visuals, providing an otherworldly and yet somehow familiar…