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Tag Archives: heroes
Adventurers with Mundane Jobs
There is a trend in fantasy and adventure stories that I didn’t really notice until recently. I don’t even know what triggered this thought. Many adventurers start out in a simple, mundane job. This is mundane when compared to battling … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged adventurers, author, fantasy, fiction, heroes, jobs, skills, writing
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The Benefit of Teenage Protagonists
The Young Adult market is pretty bad. One of its staples is having a teenage protagonist, which gets some interesting responses. Most people seem to relate to these characters on some levels, but you have the occasional audience member judging … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged development, fiction, growth, heroes, maturity, protagonists, teenagers, writing
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Writing Reactions to Disabled Characters
On the surface, this looks rather easy. How hard could it be to have one character react to the disability of another? We all know what we would do, right? The list isn’t even that long: Ask questions Show sympathy … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged characters, disabilities, fiction, heroes, negative, positive, reactions, respect, writing
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7 Tips to Writing Disabled Characters
Writing characters with handicaps isn’t easy. Some people may think it is, but those fall into two categories. They either have the disability themselves or they’re about to make several mistakes. Ideally, an author would want to know what they’re … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged characters, disabled, fiction, handicap, heroes, tips, writing
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Having a Handicapped/Disabled Hero
First, I’m going to focus on physical disabilities for this week’s topic. I’ve touched on a few mental disabilities, but never really dug hard into physical. This can include blindness, deafness, missing a limb, or anything that can make functioning … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged author, characters, disabilities, disabled, fiction, handicapped, heroes, writing
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Poetry Day: Curse of the Bloodlines
(This is heavily inspired by Luke Callindor’s storyline throughout Legends of Windemere. First book is still free.) ***** Is it a blessing? To be born to fame? Descended From heroes And legends Of many bardic tales Holding the respect Of thousands … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged author, heroes, Legends of Windemere, lineages, Luke Callindor, poems, poetry, poets, writing
10 Comments
When Heroes Have Violent and ‘Evil’ Powers
The character on the right is called the Jack the Ripper. For some reason, anime keeps using the moniker. Usually for bad guys, but this time it’s for a good guy. Name aside, I found something odd about him when … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged abilities, antiheroes, author, fiction, heroes, powers, violence, writing
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Characters Need to Be Perfect! Real People Can Screw Up!
Over the course of this year, I’ve seen several authors talk about reviews complaining about character intelligence. Specifically, readers hate when a character makes a ‘stupid mistake’. They feel it ruins the story and go on a rant. I think … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged characters, criticism, critics, decisions, expectations, fiction, heroes, intelligence, mistakes, perfection, reality, standards, stupidity, thoughts, writing
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