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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.

7 Microprompts for Good and Evil

On September 10, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Microprompts, WritingLeave a comment

The more I fine-tune "Lost and Found," the more my heroes become anti-heroes and my villains become anti-villains. The only difference between most of the "good" and "bad" characters is who they happen to dislike the most at that moment.

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.

Day 16: Abyss Dust

On July 17, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Fantasy, Magical Realism, Storybuilding, The Stars Went Out, WritingLeave a comment

“Tell me, Umi Siskin, great hero of the Margins,” he said. “Tell my why a Demon is a Demon.”

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