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Category Archives: Thoughts
When Backstory Can Change a Villain’s Reputation
Both of these characters are villains from ‘One Piece’. Specifically, the Dressrosa Arc, which probably means nothing to all of you. Donquixote Doflamingo is the main villain who took over a kingdom, was a weapons dealer, had an illegal drug … Continue reading
Is There a Trend of Revamping Villains?
Maybe it’s primarily a Disney thing, but I’ve noticed a lot of movies where classic villains are given origins. This ends up making them sympathetic characters and explains why they’re bad. It even goes so far as to say they … Continue reading
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Tagged author, evil, fall from grace, fiction, misunderstood, origins, villains, writing
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Dumplings Across the Planet?
I promise to connect this to writing during this post. First, I’m going to talk about something I mentioned on Monday. It appears that nearly every culture has some form of dumpling. Here I thought multiple cultures coming up with … Continue reading
What Are Primordial Forces?
In fantasy, you may come across the term ‘primordial forces’. It shows up in other genres too, but it tends to pertain to ancient powers. Some may think of ‘primordial soup’, which was basically the goo that started off life … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient, author, before time, building blocks, fantasy, nature, primordial forces, writing
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What Is Nonverbal Communication?
I’m always surprised by the amount of people who forget that non-verbal communication is more potent than verbal. As authors, we can easily forget this because we work with words and think of their power. We focus so much on … Continue reading
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Tagged author, body language, communicating, facial expressions, humans, nonverbal communication, talking, voice tone, words, writing
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When Your Hero Hides Their Face
This week’s topic stems from months back when I kept stumbling onto short videos and articles about the ‘Halo’ TV series. First, I had no idea there was a series based on the ‘Halo’ games. Second, the whole thing was … Continue reading
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Tagged author, body language, communication, emotions, fiction, helmets, heroes, protagonists, voice tone, writing
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Fun in the Post-Apocalypse
A while back I watched an anime called ‘Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead’. This is about Akira who is working a soul-decimating job until the zombie apocalypse starts. The scene above is when he realizes that society’s collapse … Continue reading
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Tagged bucket list, fiction, fun, humor, loner, post-apocalypse, relaxing, thoughts, writing, zombies
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The Emotional Outburst Power Up
As seen above, anger is the easiest emotion to grant a power boost from. Most people can understand when someone gets stronger because they’re pissed off. Holding back is no longer a thing, so one fights with full strength. If … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, anxiety, author, characters, courage, emotions, fear, happiness, love, power upgrade, sadness, strength, writing
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The Power of Friendship!
I was thinking about emotional surges granting power and this phrase came to mind. We are used to anger, despair, and even sadness causing characters to find inner strength. All of the darker emotions get used for this story point. … Continue reading
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Tagged author, fiction, friendship, magic, power of friendship, powers, tropes, writing
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