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Five Overshadowed Characters in Popular Stories
If you promise that a character is important, you'd better follow through.
Storytellers Must Stop Dehumanizing Prisoners
We've created our own dystopia.
Episode 398: Creating Fictional Cultures
Tragically, Westeros isn't a historical place.
Six Stories With Cheap Cop-Outs
What happens when we don't keep our promises.
Seven Easy Sources of Real World Danger
How to get your new superhero in trouble.
Q&A: Should My Hero Fight Animals?
Answered
Episode 397: The Sandman
For want of a raven, the dream was lost.
Who Has the ANTS: Hawkeye, Moon Knight, or Ms. Marvel?
Arrows, moons, and marvels oh my!
Six Ways to Add Emotion to Your Narration
Is your viewpoint character coming off as heartless? Here's how to fix it.
D&D’s Next Edition: Backgrounds and Feats
Backgrounds: not just flavor anymore.
Q&A: How Should I Fill In Backstory?
Submitted by Kai,
answered
Episode 396: Always Be Solving Problems
If the hero isn't doing anything, the reader will be bored.
Five Tropes That Sound Cool but Rarely Work
Some techniques are tempting, but dangerous.
Lessons From the Cursed Writing of Vicious
Don't let a novel opening go to waste.
D&D’s Next Edition: Ancestries
One D&D (5.5E) returns, this time with gnomes!
Uly