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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.

The Romantic Villain

On October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 By Elyan WhiteIn Uncategorized2 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.

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