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The Variable Danger of Wish-Fulfillment Characters

On October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Writing11 Comments

Reading has been long equated with escapism, imagination, and wish-fulfillment. What if this adventure happened to me? What if I was the hero? Roleplaying games function much the same way, and can create some amazing things. But, as writers, we have a certain responsibility to the characters we create.

Very Specific Niche Baseball Anime

On October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Writing6 Comments

Very specific niche baseball anime. I did threaten to talk about these, but no one took me seriously. Now we all have to pay.

The Romantic Villain

On October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Fiction, Writing2 Comments

I seem to be the only one who's noticed how many romantic cliches in writing can shape up into seriously great villain origin stories. Hear me out.

Blink and You’ll Miss It: Magical Realism

On September 12, 2019October 30, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn WritingLeave a comment

Plenty of writers and readers probably already know what the magical realism genre is. But plenty of you also probably do not. Since I borrow from it stylistically and almost all of the time, I'll take the time to explain.

Character Building: The Dating Game

On August 5, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Writing19 Comments

When I hit writer's block, seven times out of ten it means I didn't know my characters well enough. If I knew my hero, I'd know exactly what he planned to do next. If I knew my villain, I'd know exactly what he's been up to in the background. So maybe it's time we writers asked them to dinner.

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