Category Archives: Thoughts

The Average Man Among Geniuses?

For those that never saw this SyFy show, ‘Eureka’ was about a secret town where all of these scientific geniuses lived.  They created advances in various technologies and there were always things running amok.  Jack Carter was made the town … Continue reading

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The Fanboy and Fangirl in Fiction

This is a strange character type that I’ve noticed showing up in various shows.  They are major fans of one of the heroes and will be nearly obsessed with them.  Typically, they show up after a few adventures create a … Continue reading

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Is Hero Reputation Important?

This sounds like a stupid question because the answer should be obvious.  A hero is defined by their reputation, which is created through words and actions.  If they aren’t acting like a hero, they won’t be seen as one.  So, … Continue reading

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Fame vs Infamy

The meme is a little extreme, but it gets the point across.  Thought I made a post about this long ago, but it looks like I’ve merely mentioned this in passing.  People seem to get this wrong either by accident … Continue reading

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Why Can’t You Eat Monsters?

This seems like a good week for this topic.  After watching the first season of ‘Delicious in Dungeon’, I started wondering why monsters aren’t eaten more often.  Nobody in any of these worlds thought of making griffin wings or selkie … Continue reading

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Skills We Take for Granted

This stems from something decades ago.  When making some 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons characters with players, one was asking why his barbarian wasn’t allowed to start with reading and writing.  He had to use points to give himself these … Continue reading

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The Over-the-Top Rebellious Teenager

So, this is the other character type I was thinking of last time I re-watched ‘Great Teacher Onizuka’.  Now, the story is that Onizuka is a former motorcycle gang member who is determined to be a teacher.  He gets a … Continue reading

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The Reformed Punk Character

This could be seen as an off-shoot of ‘reformed villain’ doing a redemption arc, but it’s kind of different.  The delinquent, punk part of the character is in the past and not something that is shown to the audience.  They … Continue reading

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Publishing and the Opinions of Others

I know this will ruffle some feathers.  I’ve seen many people say that they don’t care about the opinions of others.  They write and publish for themselves.  Doesn’t matter what any says.  These authors don’t care.  At least, that’s how … Continue reading

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You’re Never Going to Make It

I think any person who has announced their dream and tried to accomplish it has been told to quit.  Artists especially are routinely dragged down under the guise of saving them from themselves.  They are only left alone after they … Continue reading

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