Archetypes 4/5

Jan 9, 20203 min read

The Sidekicks of Our Lives

Sidekicks get a bad rep: It can be easy for audiences to overlook a supporting role in favor of lavishing praise and adoration on the...

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Jan 2, 20202 min read

Deuter-What??: A Discussion on Sidekicks

Superheroes have their wards. Hobbits have their friends. Detectives have their doctors. I haven't called any characters by name, but I'm...

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Nov 14, 20192 min read

Writing Characters with Disabilities

Writing is meant to be a safe space, and the only thing more invalidating than non-representation is bad representation. Sometimes in a...

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Aug 5, 20193 min read

The Art of Historical Fiction

If you could write a story through Abraham Lincoln's eyes, how would you capture it? How did his wife react to that tragic night at...

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Apr 26, 20195 min read

Casually LGBT+: Reinventing Tired Tropes

The past few years have shown an increasing demand for more diverse media, especially when it comes to LGBT+ characters. Audiences crave...

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Jan 26, 20193 min read

There's Something About Mary Sue

Let me present you with a hypothetical situation. Let’s say that I’m pitching a YA novel about a young witch who, through circumstances...

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Jan 10, 20197 min read

5 Steps to Writing a Protagonist Readers Won't Hate

Creating a fictional character of your own is probably one of the most rewarding experiences of being a writer. A solid main can...

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The Writer's Workout