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Giving a Fictional City a Personality Quirk
I thought about this while watching a ‘One Piece’ episode. Sadly, I couldn’t find a good picture of Fishman Island’s water tunnel transports. Instead, I went with Water 7 and it’s canals. So, what is the point of this? A … Continue reading
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Tagged author, cities, fiction, magic, quirks, setting, unique set pieces, writing
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Training vs Experience
Another area of discussion is ‘Training vs Experience’. People argue over which one is better. You see this a lot when people are debating characters fighting each other. Many think training always wins against experience alone while others go in … Continue reading
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Tagged action scenes, author, combat, experience, fiction, heroes, training, villains, writing
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Do Superpowered Characters Need Combat Training?
This is an interesting question. One that I’ve seen debated over the years. What are the two sides? Some people think a character who has super powers doesn’t need to have any combat training. They believe it just comes with … Continue reading
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Tagged action, author, combat, experience, fiction, superheroes, training, writing
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Questions 3: Superpowers vs Magic vs Psionic
I was thinking of doing a long post comparing these three, but I think I’ve done that before. Looking at the Scarlet Witch picture, I realized that she is a character who kind of has all three categories. It really … Continue reading
Posted in Questions 3
Tagged answers, creativity, dreams, fiction, imagination, magic, psychics, questions, superpowers, thinking, wizards
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7 Tips to Writing Touch Attacks
As I said, touch attacks are fairly niche. They appear in a lot of stories with magic and superpowers. Yet, they tend to also get taken for granted. So, what are some things to consider when using them? You need … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, fiction, magic, superpowers, tips, touch attacks, writing
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Working with Touch Attacks
This is probably a fairly niche concept. Let me first explain what I mean by touch attacks: A touch attack is usually a power or spell that is triggered by physical contact. For example, Rogue’s energy draining ability. This cannot … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged contact, fiction, magic, niche, powers, running out of blog ideas, spells, touch attack, writing
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7 Tips to Writing Teachers in Fiction
We did students on Wednesday, so let’s look at teachers. Getting right into it since there’s not much more of a set up. The teacher doesn’t have to be an alcoholic, druggie, hermit, or any other type of troubled character. … Continue reading
7 Tips to Writing Student Characters
To be clear, this is mostly about a main hero who is a student with a mentor. So, we’re not looking at general student characters, but those who are in the spotlight. They don’t even have to go to a … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, author, characters, fiction, learning, students, teachers, writing
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The Teacher/Student Subplot
I got to thinking about this topic while I was rewatching ‘My Hero Academia’. It was interesting to see how Midoriya (main character) interacted with his various teachers throughout the seasons. Each relationship helped him grow and was slightly different … Continue reading
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Tagged author, fiction, learning, relationships, students, teachers, teaching, writing
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