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Jung’s Ego Quartet

(Here’s the first grouping.  Feel like this one is what I gravitate to more than the others.) You can see examples of each one in the above picture, which I’m going to attach to each of the posts.  This one … Continue reading →

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An Overview of Jung’s Archetypes

(Years ago, I did a week-long theme on Jung’s Archetypes.  I feel like it should be revisited since it can help authors.  At least on some level.  Going to break them down into 3 categories after this intro.) This coming … Continue reading →

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Evil People Unite: Villain Alliances

Growing up reading comics introduced me to the ‘Villain Alliance’ pretty quickly.  The above group, Sinister Six, Legion of Doom, Hellfire Club, and more.  Although, I think Marvel did this more than DC.  Makes sense since DC had the Legion … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Pride Rondelet

(A rondelet is a 7-line poem where the first line is repeated on line 3 and 7.  The refrain lines are usually 4 syllables and the other 4 lines are 8.  These were tough, so I hope I got them … Continue reading →

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Revisit: Unstoppable

This was first published on February 16, 2013 and it’s a weird one.  Only because I would go on to make Nyx and Clyde more susceptible to losing.  I still think a ‘versus’ between characters from different worlds is inherently … Continue reading →

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Well It Works For Me

(We’ve all heard this one.) This is the way to win It always works for me No other path No other act Shall lead to victory It is genius Look at my proof View my success Listen to my tale … Continue reading →

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Source Of An Apprentice’s Fall?

The fallen apprentice and most other characters who fall from grace tend to succumb to a specific personality trait.  Some may call it egotism and others narcissism.  I’m going to use a different term that is popular in fiction: Hubris … Continue reading →

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Can You Be Too Experienced for Advice?

Yoda is half wrong. The part that is wrong is about the wise men, which is why I grabbed this meme.  It makes it sound like you eventually hit a point in your life when you don’t need advice.  Many … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Maintaining Your Sense of Self

One of the toughest parts about existing is establishing and maintaining your identity.  We look for things that we can point out and say ‘this is me’.  It gets even more complicated when you add in the desire to stand … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Handling Author Pride

Well, Do I Need to Use a Dragon? is still available as a 99 cent eBook on Amazon Kindle.  Is it prideful to expect everyone to run off and buy copy?  It could be.  Authors need some level of ego, pride, and/or … Continue reading →

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