Villains. Most stories don’t make sense without them. They are needed to propel a story forward, by giving our hero someone to confront. Nothing will make your hero look even more heroic than a worthy opponent. Therefore, villains are quite important. And they need to be written well in order to give your story the … Continue reading Villains: A Twisted Love Story
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Starting Out Writing Sci-Fi
Given recent world events that we are living through, we may start to feel a little bit like we’re living through an episode of “Black Mirror” or something akin to science fiction. Some of us writers may even be finding ourselves tempted to foray into the genre of sci-fi just based off the fact that … Continue reading Starting Out Writing Sci-Fi
Serving Real Life, But Make it Fantasy
Oscar Wilde once said, “If you want to tell people the truth, you’d better make them laugh or they’ll kill you.” I love this quote because it’s so true, and given its truth, this is why I’m a fantasy writer and not a comic. There are a lot of people out there that think fantasy … Continue reading Serving Real Life, But Make it Fantasy