Core Concepts 5/6

Feb 27, 20205 min read

Prince Charming: The Femme Fatale

A Male Seductress in Shrek 2 The Shrek franchise was successful for a number of reasons: Its double entendres that entertained children...

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Feb 6, 20203 min read

Seducing the World: The Seducer Archetype

I'm sure we all know the character: the dame with legs for days, the vamp with pillowy lips, the siren with the golden voice. She causes...

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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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Sep 13, 20183 min read

Heart to Heart with Your Characters

"I refuse to cooperate!" "You listen to me." "I don't like your storyline." Do your characters say any of these things to you? No- You...

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Aug 25, 20187 min read

Your Dialogue Problems...Solved!

Here’s your fun fact for the day: HP Lovecraft couldn’t write dialogue to save his life. Seriously. He HATED writing dialogue to the...

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The Writer's Workout