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View this email in your browser   March 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! Storytelling, Plot Why Are Disingenuous Reveals So Common? By Oren Ashkenazi on 02/28/22 Hi Mythcreants! Following a recent post by Oren, I started to wonder why elements that generate reader confusion/frustration are so often used for reveals (characters not questioning seemingly obvious problems or holes in the world, characters conveniently not thinking about “the thing”, etc). Whenever I read a story with a giant worldbuilding or plot hole […] Read in browser » Writing, The Writing Process 368 – Romanticism By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle and Wes Matlock on 02/27/22 A 19th century artistic movement, in MY writing? It's more likely than you think! Read in browser » Analysis, Fight Scenes, Weapons Five Common Weapon Mistakes in Speculative Fiction By Oren Ashkenazi on 02/26/22 Most writers aren't weapons experts, but we can still get better at depicting fights. Read in browser » Storytelling, Characters How to Write Three Types of Friendship Arcs By Chris Winkle on 02/25/22 A great friendship can add meaning and emotional depth to your story. Read in browser » Roleplaying, Roleplaying Systems Why You Should Try Roll for Shoes By Faith Okamoto on 02/24/22 A rules-light system to delight your group! Read in browser » Social Justice, Worldbuilding, Characters How Do I Craft Assistive Devices for a Blind Character? By Fay Onyx on 02/21/22 Hi there! I’ve been working on a science fantasy story idea, with one of my main/POV characters being visually impaired. While the level of the technology is pretty high (think magitek androids that are advanced enough to pass as human), I don’t want to just go with him getting cybernetic eyes. Instead, I wanted him […] Read in browser » Storytelling, Plot, Tension 367 – Raising the Stakes By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle and Wes Matlock on 02/20/22 The story is tense, but could it be... *more* tense? Read in browser » Commentary, Writing, The Writing Process, Wordcraft How Useful Are Jonathan Franzen's Ten Rules for Novelists? By Oren Ashkenazi on 02/19/22 Genre critic vs. literary author! Read in browser » Storytelling, Jokes How to Write Jokes By Chris Winkle on 02/18/22 The secret to humor is surprisingly simple. Read in browser » Roleplaying, 5E Level Brackets Five Powerful Subclasses for Levels 17–20 By Ari Ashkenazi on 02/17/22 The options that shine in the endgame. Read in browser » Awkward Exposition By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 02/16/22 A cautionary tale of dialogue gone wrong. Read in browser » Storytelling, Beginnings, Characters How Should My Hero Recruit a Crew? By Oren Ashkenazi on 02/14/22 Hi Mythcreants, The core of my story revolves around my protagonist forming a pirate crew in order to rescue her sister from the villain. My main concern is that I don’t want to fall ​into a pattern of “protagonist meets character A” then “protagonist meets character B” and so forth until the crew is complete. […] Read in browser » Storytelling, Characters 366 – Large Casts By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and Tank on 02/13/22 How many is too many? Read in browser » Analysis, Mystery, Plot Five Stories That Spoil Their Own Mystery By Oren Ashkenazi on 02/12/22 No need to speculate on the mystery if the story just tells you! Read in browser » Writing, Point of View, Wordcraft How to Include Thoughts From Multiple Characters Without Head-Hopping By Chris Winkle on 02/11/22 Trying to fit two heads in one scene can come with consequences. Read in browser » Roleplaying, 5E Level Brackets, D&D, Game Mechanics Five Powerful Subclasses for Levels 13–16 By Ari Ashkenazi on 02/10/22 At last, the barbarian's time to shine! Read in browser » Light Bringer By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 02/09/22 Where's my god now? Read in browser » Worldbuilding, Monsters How Much Can I Change Vampires? By Oren Ashkenazi on 02/07/22 Hello! I’m wondering how far it’s acceptable to stray from certain tropes associated with traditional monsters/races? For instance, I’m wanting to use vampires in my current project, but for it to work, vampires would need to be born this way rather than created. In addition, they wouldn't be immortal, but would live and die just […] Read in browser » Storytelling, Worldbuilding, Magic, Plot 365 – Time Travel Revisited By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and Steven on 02/06/22 We have to go back! Read in browser » Storytelling, Conflict, Tension Why Tossing In Calamity Won't Make Your Story Exciting By Oren Ashkenazi on 02/05/22 A lesson in what tension isn't. Read in browser » Inspiration, Storytelling, Characters, Conflict, Romance Nine Personality Clashes for Character Conflicts By Chris Winkle on 02/04/22 How to put good people at odds without making them look mean or unreasonable. Read in browser » Stealthy Entrance By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 02/02/22 Every structure has a convenient set of secret tunnels. Read in browser » Copyright © 2022 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.