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Why Can Some Heroes Get Away With Torture?

It does seem to be a double-standard.  Villains torture people and they are rightfully hated by the audience.  Heroes do it to bad guys and most people shrug it off.  Touches on how humans can be okay with questionable actions … Continue reading →

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Torture in Fiction (Sensitive Topic)

I’m sure most people can think of a story where the heroes are captured and about to be tortured.  Sometimes they don’t escape in time, so pain gets inflicted.  I did that several times in my two series.  Didn’t even … Continue reading →

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Effects of Mental Injuries in Fiction

This is a tough one to tackle because it’s hard to fully define mental injuries.  The most general definition that I’m going to work with is when a person is psychologically and/or emotionally hurt.  This doesn’t mean it’s a long-term … Continue reading →

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Effects of Physical Injuries in Fiction

I make mistakes in this arena a lot, but I thankfully get rid of most of them when I do editing runs. It’s something I very conscious of because I write a lot of action scenes. So, I have to … Continue reading →

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#2 of 2025: 7 Tips to Reincarnated Characters

(Originally posted on February 5, 2025.) Having a protagonist being a reincarnation of a previous character or reborn as a powerful being can make a fun story.  You open up a lot of possibilities.  So, what are some tips to … Continue reading →

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Superhuman Learning Methods

The anime above is what made me think of this topic.  Specifically, a scene where the main character (guy) starts accidentally absorbing knowledge.  Not going to get into the plot, but he gains the ability to rapidly grow in powers, … Continue reading →

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Skill and Knowledge Absorbers

While Rogue of the X-Men wasn’t the character who triggered this idea, I think she’s a good example.  Although, she steals from other people while I’m thinking of characters who simply learn at a superhuman speed.  I’ll go into specific … Continue reading →

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Secondary Powers With Flight

One of the interesting things with the flight ability is that one can say it comes with a bunch of secondary powers.  It usually isn’t mentioned or gets explained by having the flight come from a special source.  For this … Continue reading →

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Types of Flying

Flight is an interesting power.  It can be done in multiple ways, which I wanted to list as best I could.  The challenge is that I kept thinking of other methods of flight as I came up with the idea.  … Continue reading →

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#4 of 2025: People Who Change Into Weapons

(Originally posted on May 2, 2025.) While it isn’t common, I have found a few stories that have people who transform into weapons.  Most times, it’s a curse that the character wishes to break.  They are wielded by a friend … Continue reading →

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