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View this email in your browser   August Newsletter You can give us feedback via the contact form on our website. (If you reply to this email, we might not see it.) Have a wonderful month! Analysis, Beginnings, Star Trek Star Trek's First Episodes Ranked, Part 2 By Oren Ashkenazi on 07/31/21 Are the best four Star Trek premieres actually good? Read in browser » Commentary, Writing, Disability, Lessons From Bad Writing, Social Justice Lessons From the Edgy Writing of Blindsight By Chris Winkle and Fay Onyx on 07/30/21 Author Peter Watts has an engaging voice and a reckless disregard for accuracy. Read in browser » Roleplaying D&D 5E Fighter Subclasses Ranked, Part 1 By Ari Ashkenazi on 07/29/21 Now, it's time for the fighter. Read in browser » Q&A, Storytelling, Plot How Do I Write a Character vs Environment Story? By Oren Ashkenazi on 07/26/21 The main advice I have is to make sure your situation is complicated. Read in browser » Analysis, Beginnings, Star Trek Star Trek's First Episodes Ranked, Part 1 By Oren Ashkenazi on 07/24/21 There's good Trek, there's bad Trek, and there's okay Trek. Read in browser » Storytelling, Conflict, Plot How to Make Large Conflicts Exciting By Chris Winkle on 07/23/21 If you're not careful, your climatic conflict could become a boring mess. Read in browser » Roleplaying, 5E Subclass Ranking, Game Mechanics D&D 5E Druid Subclasses Ranked, Part 2 By Ari Ashkenazi on 07/22/21 Let's finish up druid the final three entries. Read in browser » Commentary, Q&A, Disability, Social Justice Is It a Problem for Racial Mixing to Cause Disabilities? By Fay Onyx on 07/19/21 Why racial mixing in your story shouldn't have negative consequences. Read in browser » Analysis, Worldbuilding, History Building Age of Myth: How Sullivan Employs the Neolithic By Oren Ashkenazi on 07/17/21 Sullivan's setting has lots of novelty, but bronze and copper swords don't work that way. Read in browser » Commentary, The Writing Process How Romanticism Harms Novelists By Chris Winkle on 07/16/21 Your struggle with writing today may have an origin that's over 200 years old. Read in browser » Roleplaying, 5E Subclass Ranking, Game Mechanics D&D 5E Druid Subclasses Ranked, Part 1 By Ari Ashkenazi on 07/15/21 This week, it's time for the druid. Read in browser » Q&A, Storytelling, Plot Where Do I Start My Story? By Oren Ashkenazi on 07/12/21 A lot of authors think they have to start with the character's "normal life" to set the scene. Read in browser » Storytelling, Plot, Throughline Six Signs of a Weak Throughline By Oren Ashkenazi on 07/10/21 If the throughline isn't working, chances are good that little else is. Read in browser » Writing, Wordcraft Five Simple Ways to Make Your Prose Easier to Read By Chris Winkle on 07/09/21 What to do when your wordcraft is dooming your story's chances. Read in browser » Roleplaying, 5E Subclass Ranking, Game Mechanics D&D 5E Cleric Subclasses Ranked, Part 3 By Ari Ashkenazi on 07/08/21 The designers made a major mistake when they released the domain in this state. Read in browser » Q&A, Writing, Point of View Can I Conceal Information in a First-Person Viewpoint? By Oren Ashkenazi on 07/05/21 If the narrator withholds information from the reader, it will feel contrived. Read in browser » Analysis Six Twists That Hurt the Story By Oren Ashkenazi on 07/03/21 All too often, storytellers sacrifice their story's integrity for a short-lived surprise. Read in browser » Storytelling, Character Arcs, Characters, Plot Planning Character Arcs By Chris Winkle on 07/02/21 How to develop the emotional side of your plot. Read in browser » Copyright © 2021 Mythcreants LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving emails from Mythcreants because you signed up on our blog. Our mailing address is: Mythcreants LLC · 19712 50th Ave W · Apt 3 · Lynnwood, WA 98036 · USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.