Inside Writer's Games: Event Anatomy
We’re dissecting the anatomy of an Event.
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Izhan Arif
- Nov 30, 2022
- 3 min
Back to Basics: Personification
For this Back to Basics mini-course, we’re talking about personification. Each Back to Basics course includes a challenge at the end to...
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Izhan Arif
- Sep 28, 2022
- 4 min
Back to Basics: Flawed Characters
For this Back to Basics mini-course, we’re talking about flawed characters. Each Back to Basics course includes a challenge at the end to...
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Julianna Holshue
- Oct 8, 2020
- 6 min
Reading Recs Based On Different Writing Styles
Whether you want to explore a new style or dive deeper into one you are already comfortable with, check out these book recs
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Sarah Perchikoff
- Sep 3, 2020
- 2 min
Not So Innocent: Discussing the Child/Innocent Archetype
Not gonna lie, this is a tough one for me. When I think about the Child or Innocent archetype, my mind goes blank.
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Briana Gonzalez
- Aug 27, 2020
- 4 min
On Redemption Arcs: A farewell to the easy villain
As many great musings do, this think-piece all began with a Tumblr post. A few years ago, a rather irate user, “0l0x”, whose Tumblr header
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Briana Gonzalez
- Jul 16, 2020
- 4 min
The Fool Doth Think He is Wise… And He’s Right: 5 Iconic Moments from Shakespearean Fools
If you find William Shakespeare’s work a tad stuffy, or if you feel overburdened by the near inescapable crowd of theatre scholars who...
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Skylar Nitzel
- Jul 9, 2020
- 4 min
Villains We Love to Hate: Tips on Crafting Strong and Unique Antagonists
When you think of a villain, what do you imagine? The tyrannical dictator of a dystopian novel? The gruesome monster under the bed? The...
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Sarah Perchikoff
- Jul 2, 2020
- 2 min
Isn't It Funny: The Joker Archetype
The Jester archetype can be used in so many different ways when it comes to writing a story.
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Srivalli Rekha
- Jun 25, 2020
- 5 min
Book Review: These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling
Disclaimer: this review includes mild to moderate spoilers. Trigger warnings for the book: Parental death, fire, violence (moderate), car...
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Priscilla Yip
- Jun 18, 2020
- 2 min
How to: Writing the Human Moments Between the Swords and the Fists
The dust settles as the hero defeats villain after villain before continuing their quest to defeat the antagonist. What happens then?...
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Sarah Perchikoff
- Jun 11, 2020
- 3 min
If You Wannabe My Lover: The Lover Archetype
Who doesn’t like a bit of romance? Whether that’s in a romance novel or as a side plot in a mystery, fantasy, or sci-fi novel
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Jake Reilly
- May 14, 2020
- 2 min
World Building With Tolkien
As a writer, I have learned that my favorite thing in fiction is the process of world building. World building is such an awesome concept
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Briana Gonzalez
- Apr 30, 2020
- 4 min
Bella Swan: She’s NOT Like Other Heroes
I found myself more compelled by Bella, angsty and bratty as she is, because she really was different from any other hero I’d ever read.
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Sarah Perchikoff
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
Holding Out for a Hero: Discussing the Hero Archetype
Who doesn’t like a hero? They save the day, go on adventures, and maybe even get a love interest. Yes, the anti-hero is fun and broody...
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E.E. Suchowolec
- Mar 5, 2020
- 3 min
Analyzing the Anti-Hero
I fell in love with anti heroes early and hard. To me, heroes were a bit boring. I mean, they were necessary for the story, but the...
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Briana Gonzalez
- Feb 27, 2020
- 5 min
Prince Charming: The Femme Fatale
A Male Seductress in Shrek 2 The Shrek franchise was successful for a number of reasons: Its double entendres that entertained children...
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E.E. Suchowolec
- Feb 6, 2020
- 3 min
Seducing the World: The Seducer Archetype
I'm sure we all know the character: the dame with legs for days, the vamp with pillowy lips, the siren with the golden voice. She causes...
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E.E. Suchowolec
- Jan 2, 2020
- 2 min
Deuter-What??: A Discussion on Sidekicks
Superheroes have their wards. Hobbits have their friends. Detectives have their doctors. I haven't called any characters by name, but I'm...
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Briana Gonzalez
- Nov 14, 2019
- 2 min
Writing Characters with Disabilities
Writing is meant to be a safe space, and the only thing more invalidating than non-representation is bad representation. Sometimes in a...
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