Category Archives: Thoughts

Life vs Fate Worse Than Death

This category is why Monday’s post was a little difficult.  ‘Life vs Fate Worse Than Death’ makes me think of a person not dying, but being left in a terrible state.  Upon reading more about this concept, it appears to … Continue reading

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Life Vs Death Stories

‘Life vs Death’ is probably one of the most basic concepts that any person can wrap their head around.  Living things don’t want to die, which means we will root for the hero to survive.  We see almost every genre … Continue reading

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Versus By Subgenre: The Topic For 2 Weeks

I stumbled onto an article called The 9 Types of Stories and How to Master Them by Joe Bunting.  Don’t know who that is, but I was looking for inspiration for writing-based posts and this came into my search feed.  Highly recommend … Continue reading

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Telling A Tale of Two Eras

A few months back, I watched a show on Amazon called ‘Fallout’  It was about characters in a post-apocalyptic landscape with the three protagonists having their own stories, which converge.  There were also scenes about the past events leading up … Continue reading

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Is Exaggeration Effective?

This is going to be a strange and awkward topic.  I’ll connect it to writing after I give the initial catalyst event. So, I had to deal with two people who don’t always get along.  I brought up a complaint … Continue reading

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Using Two Protagonists: Is It Viable?

The above characters are what prompted this week’s topic.  THey are Liko and Roy from the new Pokemon series.  For 25 years, we followed Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, but their story ended.  Now, we have a dual protagonist system.  Going … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Putting Physical Comedy in Your Story

Slapstick or physical comedy is more of a visual medium, so it’s very difficult to have it in a book.  So, some of these tips will need some ingenuity if you plan on going with this type of humor.  That … Continue reading

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The Dwindling Fun of Slapstick Comedy?

Growing up, I remember a lot of ‘violent’ shows and movies.  The ones where you have characters getting hurt, but in a comedic way.  This would be slapstick or physical comedy, which, obviously, involves a lot of physicality.  Examples are … Continue reading

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Pros and Cons of Having a Secret Telepath in the Cast

I mentioned on Monday that ‘Spy x Family’ has a girl who is a telepath, but nobody knows it.  Meet Anya Forger.  She knows her adopted father is a spy and her adopted mother is an assassin.  By the way, … Continue reading

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When Characters Need to Hide Superhuman Abilities

My son and I watch an anime called ‘Spy x Family’.  It’s a spy comedy and that doesn’t really cover everything, but it’s enough for now.  The general plot is the guy is a spy who needs to create a … Continue reading

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