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ah changes
Jul. 15th, 2024 11:51 pmI thought the scene where the heroine put down her foot about something to try to protect her would be the midpoint. Except it's not shaping up that way. In part because I introduced another scene which may confuse the matter.
sigh You know, it was one of the first scenes I thought of when I realized the story was too thin.
sigh You know, it was one of the first scenes I thought of when I realized the story was too thin.
the DM vs the writer: trope
Sep. 15th, 2023 11:43 pmThe isekai where the trope is the heroine is inserted into a romance game as the villainess, facing disasters and often death at every turn because of the game heroine's path, is very popular. It's even overshadowed the original isekai subgenre where the heroine is inserted into a light novel as the villainess.
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series of days
Aug. 16th, 2023 10:51 pmThere is one substantial problem with an endless series, even when you deal with the character development part by off-loading it onto secondary characters who come and go.
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personalities of power
Apr. 10th, 2023 10:30 pmA couple of reflections on personality-based powers from discussions I've been in recently:
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On reflection, death is only one facet of a major problem with superhero stories: change.
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Was once in a rip-roaring online discussion about whether superheroes should marry. After all, they risk their lives so often. Is it fair to marry with the awareness that you will quickly leave behind a widow? What if there are children? Should they be deprived of one parent? It's not actually like police, who would not be expect to be in a shootout every month.
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checking off the outline
Mar. 14th, 2023 10:48 pmSo the big dramatic battle's coming up and about to spin off our hero into a setting where he can do things and expect consequences more than "perhaps survive."
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philosophy of unceasing series
Jan. 26th, 2023 09:35 pmWas in some discussion of series lately. . . .
If you want a series that goes on and on and on --
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If you want a series that goes on and on and on --
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series and structure
Oct. 11th, 2022 06:57 pmAnd how long can you make a series? Was pondering this question and hit on a blog post that made me think more on the answer.
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off to see the (other) wizard. . . .
Dec. 16th, 2021 10:17 pmWas pondering the question of turning a conman into a real wizard. . .
There's another possibility, but it doesn't really fit the Wizard of Oz. In any of his variations.
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There's another possibility, but it doesn't really fit the Wizard of Oz. In any of his variations.
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off to see the wizard. . . .
Dec. 9th, 2021 07:56 pmLet us say that the Wizard of Oz series went downhill real fast.
As in, he didn't manage to keep basic consistency between book 1 and book 2. In the first book, Glinda sends the Scarecrow back to the Emerald City to rule. In the second, she refuses because Ozma was the rightful ruler. No explanation given.
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As in, he didn't manage to keep basic consistency between book 1 and book 2. In the first book, Glinda sends the Scarecrow back to the Emerald City to rule. In the second, she refuses because Ozma was the rightful ruler. No explanation given.
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so what's a villain to do?
Nov. 5th, 2020 08:54 pmOpening scenes of a novel: villain hears a prediction that the heroine might be trouble, and frightens her to help avert it.
Closing scenes of a novel: villain attacks
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Closing scenes of a novel: villain attacks
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