Lessons The Weaver’s Loom 8 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 Over the last four weeks we have been examining the traditional narrative roles found in most stories: the hero, the villain, the mentor, and the love interest. To aid in…
Short Stories Revelate: Ayla 4 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 The wall's entire surface was covered by a nest of cables and wires, some as thick as a thumb, others as thin as a strand of hair. Each of them was…
Lessons Hey, Coach, I Love You 1 Oct 201812 Nov 2021 A classic consideration when designing the protagonist of a story is what will their arc be? Is this a coming-of-age experience? A heroic epic? A tragic downfall? Will it truly…
Short Stories Revelate: Clockmaker 27 Sep 201812 Nov 2021 Beneath the mist the heart vessel continued beating, and as it did so the shriveled tendrils of the dead parasite broke apart and were passed down and out through the…
Lessons The Good Fight 24 Sep 201812 Nov 2021 One of the endearing elements of the typical literary protagonist is that they are usually unaware of their role as the hero of the story. Instead, when we first meet our…
Short Stories Revelate: Kael 20 Sep 201812 Nov 2021 "Are you alright?" the spindly Clockmaker asked as he lowered his slight frame to be level with Kael's dejected eyes in a single fluid motion . "I—feel wrong," Kael said stiffly.…
Lessons How to be a Good Badguy 17 Sep 201812 Nov 2021 Almost every story includes some sort of antagonist character, a villain who stands in contrast to all that the hero seeks to accomplish, and the entire crux of the story…
Short Stories Revelate: Cee 13 Sep 201812 Nov 2021 A faint grinding sound. Metal threads running along metal grooves. Small, and close. A faint popping noise now, and then a surge of light. The aperture shrunk to reduce exposure…
Lessons Tales of the Fairy 10 Sep 201811 Nov 2021 I've always been partial to fairy tales and allegories, stories like Aesop's Tortoise and the Hare or Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid. In addition to their insightful messages, I find…
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