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Lucretia’s Luggage Shop: Buy 3, Get a Tote Free

Welcome to the store with all of your traveling container needs.  We have every color you could imagine and all materials we could turn into a suitcase.  I see you’re going on a long trip with others.  May I suggest … Continue reading

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at War of Nytefall: Ravenous

This became a fun book to write.  Ravenous was originally just a mid-series adventure that wasn’t going to have a lot of impact.  Just a fun tale while Clyde and his forces handle their grief.  Not sure why I made it 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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7 Tips to Being a Fictional Spy

I felt like it was only right to do a post on Loid Forger from ‘Spy x Family’.  I already did Yor (assassin) and Anya (telepath).  Loid is the spy whose mission to stop a bad guy requires he pretend … 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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Evil vs Misunderstood

As stated, there is a trend to turn evil villains into more sympathetic and misunderstood characters.  This has caused some people who like bad guys to come up with their own explanations for how they are misunderstood instead of being … Continue reading

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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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Poetry Day: Island of the Bleeding Blade

(This poem is a fictional set up type of thing.  Just wrote it randomly and thought it could be a good premise for a future story.  I believe it was matched up with another poem or story about a magic … Continue reading

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7 Tips to Predator vs Prey Stories

While the predator vs prey conflict is classic and easily understood, it isn’t always the easiest to write.  We take the simplicity for granted at times, which means we can make mistakes that mess up the dynamic.  Here are some … Continue reading

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Predator and Prey Stories

I was thinking about the movie ‘Predator’.  Not sure why.  Just came to me and I wondered if there was a post in there.  Well, here we are . . . Sorry if you expected a catchier intro, but it’s … Continue reading

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