Mythcreants Posts for July

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View this email in your browser   July 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! Writing, Point of View, The Writing Process How to Write a First-Person Retelling By Chris Winkle on 07/01/22 Both practical and fun, this narrative premise is a great choice for many stories. Read in browser » Space Hijack By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 06/29/22 It must be Tuesday. Read in browser » Social Justice, Storytelling, Tone, Villains Can an Abusive Antagonist Get Away With Their Misdeeds? By Chris Winkle on 06/27/22 Hi Mythcreants, I have been wondering if I can create a character who is meant to be hated by the audience without ruining the story. They will have little to no redeeming qualities and usually get away with their misdeeds to provide a “life is unfair” lesson or accentuate a real-life issue. I’m currently working […] Read in browser » Worldbuilding, History 385 – Food in Spec Fic By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and Emma Riley on 06/26/22 Delicious crunchies and munchies. Read in browser » Commentary, Storytelling, Plot, The Writing Process The Three-Act Structure Is a Mirage By Oren Ashkenazi on 06/25/22 A structure no stronger than a sand castle. Read in browser » Storytelling, Characters, Likability, Novelty How to Make Your Character Novel By Chris Winkle on 06/24/22 Novelty isn't easy, but it's the quickest way to make an impression. Read in browser » Magical Marriage By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 06/22/22 Mages mate for life. Read in browser » Social Justice, Worldbuilding, Disability & Neurodiversity How Can I Include Disability in a World Where People Design Their Bodies? By Fay Onyx on 06/20/22 Hi Mythcreants! Over the last few weeks I’ve been struggling with a possible design flaw in my invented universe’s lore. Simply put, it’s a universe in which reincarnation is not only a core ideology, but also proven to the extent that it’s just a part of life for those who live there. However, souls are […] Read in browser » Storytelling, Villains 384 – Villainous Presentation By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and B.A. on 06/19/22 Does the villain talk like a villain? Read in browser » Analysis, Characters, Plot Who Wins: The Martian, Artemis, or Project Hail Mary?  By Oren Ashkenazi on 06/18/22 One author enters, one author leaves. Read in browser » Storytelling, Characters, Likability How to Make Your Character Selfless By Chris Winkle on 06/17/22 It requires more than showing your hero rescuing a cat from a tree. Read in browser » The Masquerade By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 06/15/22 Cover up is a hard job, but someone's gotta do it. Read in browser » Storytelling, Characters, Plot Does My Hero Need a Specific Job? By Oren Ashkenazi on 06/13/22 One bit of advice given to a writer starting a series about a character is to have a good reason why that character constantly has adventures; the character should be a cop, Slayer, professional treasure-hunter, reporter, etc. It’s not believable that the character frequently just happens to stumble into adventures, monster attacks, mysterious murders, or […] Read in browser » Worldbuilding, History, Magic 383 – Unfocused Worldbuilding By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and Svend Phillips on 06/12/22 When the setting gets fuzzy. Read in browser » Analysis, Foreshadowing Six Important Story Elements Introduced Too Late By Oren Ashkenazi on 06/11/22 Would have been nice to know about this in advance. Read in browser » Storytelling, Characters, Likability How to Make Your Character Sympathetic By Chris Winkle on 06/10/22 A character with genuine hardships will get audiences emotionally invested in the story. Read in browser » Speculative Parenthood By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 06/08/22 It's tough and yet so easy. Read in browser » Worldbuilding, History Should I Use a Historical or an Original World? By Oren Ashkenazi on 06/06/22 Hi Mythcreants, Is it better to set a speculative fiction story in an actual, historical setting with an alternate history or to create a fictional setting inspired by actual places and time periods? I'm really into Russian history and would like to set my story at the beginning of what is essentially the Bolshevik Revolution. […] Read in browser » Storytelling, Beginnings, Plot 382 – Opening Scenes By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and B.A. on 06/05/22 Convincing readers to buy the book. Read in browser » Social Justice, Storytelling, Characters The Difference Between Relatable and Mediocre Heroes By Oren Ashkenazi on 06/04/22 Only one of them is a good choice for your story. Read in browser » Storytelling, Conflict How to Create Moral Dilemmas That Are Actually Moral By Chris Winkle on 06/03/22 Moral dilemmas should be meaningful, not just provocative. 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.

Mythcreants Posts for June

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View this email in your browser   June 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! Dystopian Rules By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 06/01/22 A real society would definitely do this. Read in browser » Storytelling, Worldbuilding, Plot Do I Have to Fix a Plot Hole? By Oren Ashkenazi on 05/30/22 This was meant to be a question solely pertaining to my story, but then I realized it involves another issue that encompasses many other works of fiction. I'm envisioning a world of islands where sea monsters are a common threat: from savage amphibious folk who drag people from the shore into the depths to colossal […] Read in browser » Writing, Wordcraft 381 – Paragraphs By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and Diane Fisher on 05/29/22 You don't even notice it until it's gone. Read in browser » Storytelling, Character Archetypes, Character Arcs, Characters Four Supporting Characters Your Hero Can Learn From By Lewis Jorstad on 05/28/22 They teach a lesson your hero won't soon forget. Read in browser » Storytelling, Endings, Plot, Tone, Turning Points The Four Ways to Create a Bittersweet Ending By Chris Winkle on 05/27/22 Character karma doesn't stop us from creating complex and nuanced stories. Read in browser » Inspirational Speech By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 05/25/22 Is it mightier than the sword? Read in browser » Storytelling, Characters, Villains Do You Have Any Advice for Villains Forced to Be Heroes? By Oren Ashkenazi on 05/23/22 Do you have any advice for something like the Dirty Dozen or Suicide Squad, where villains are forced to be heroes? You guys always give great advice. Thank you, Dave L  Hey Dave, great to hear from you again! Yep, we sure do! Beyond all our normal storytelling advice, the trick with the Villains As […] Read in browser » Worldbuilding, Characters 380 – Factions in Fiction By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and R. Christian Haining on 05/22/22 Factions: Not great in real life, awesome in fiction. Read in browser » Commentary, Rules of Writing, The Writing Process How Useful Are Pixar's Rules of Storytelling? Part 2 By Oren Ashkenazi on 05/21/22 Emma Coats strikes again! Read in browser » Analysis, Writing, Epistolary Narration, Lessons From Bad Writing, Point of View, Wordcraft Lessons From the Summary Writing of Illuminae By Chris Winkle on 05/20/22 Does this novel redefine the form, or does it have bad form? Read in browser » Dramatic Dialogue By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 05/18/22 This is just how people talk. Read in browser » Worldbuilding, Magic, Technology Should I Explain My Magic? By Oren Ashkenazi on 05/16/22 Hello, Mythcreants, I hope you all are doing well! My story has a little bit of science and a little bit of magic, which I’m working on blending reasonably. I read somewhere online that in a lot of sci-fi stories, the authors and screenwriters have scientific explanations for the weird occurrences and strange experiments—and a […] Read in browser » Storytelling, Characters, Tension 379 – Killing a Major Character By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle, Wes Matlock and Steven on 05/15/22 To kill or not to kill? Read in browser » Commentary, Rules of Writing, The Writing Process How Useful Are Pixar's Rules of Storytelling? Part 1 By Oren Ashkenazi on 05/14/22 Pixar's rules for writing a story... sort of. Read in browser » Storytelling, Novelty Using Your Story's Premise to Create Novelty By Chris Winkle on 05/13/22 A big-picture strategy for setting your story apart. Read in browser » Worldbuilding, History How Can I Establish Measurement Units? By Oren Ashkenazi on 05/09/22 Hey Mythcreants! My question is short: How can I put in fantasy measurement units without comparing them to real-life units (like the mile, the foot, the minute, etc.)? Evan Hey Evan, great to hear from you again!  Units of measurements are one of those things that normally fade into the background, except for when they […] Read in browser » Writing, Epistolary Narration, Point of View, Wordcraft 378 – Epistolary Stories By Oren Ashkenazi, Chris Winkle and Wes Matlock on 05/08/22 Write a letter to your readers. Read in browser » Commentary, Social Justice, Characters No, SJWs Are Not Reducing Diversity in Fiction  By Oren Ashkenazi on 05/07/22 The so-called Galbrush Paradox is just an excuse to exclude marginalized characters. Read in browser » Commentary, Bad Advice How to Make Your Craft More Pretentious By Chris Winkle on 05/06/22 Why put up with snobs when you can be one instead? Read in browser » Roleplaying, 5E Spell Ranking, Game Mechanics The Five Best 4th-Level Spells of D&D 5E By Ari Ashkenazi on 05/05/22 At last, turn your friends into something useful! Read in browser » Over-Powered Character By Bunny and Chris Winkle on 05/04/22 When you don't want one character to solve every problem. Read in browser » Storytelling, Characters, Jokes How Do I Keep Clever Quips From Hurting the Story? By Chris Winkle on 05/02/22 Hey Mythcreants, Clever quips and witty remarks from the narrator are things I like in stories (I love how Eoin Colfer did it), but when is it too much? I want to add a bit more kick and humor to my stories, especially my short stories, but I don’t know whether I’m adding too much. […] 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.