a few thoughts on popular character dynamics and groupings
In both times when I am flying through reading material and times when it takes multiple months to finish a book, I find myself thinking about characters a lot. (Not surprising, especially for my favorite books.) Something in particular that
the balance between grace and justice in stories
It would be a little bit annoying for me to completely ignore the fact that I haven't posted in four months. But anyway, the last Star Wars movie to end the saga came out, and while I haven't fully made up
what makes a good villain (or, villainy 101)
Whether you love them or hate them, a villain is one of the most important elements in a good story. So it makes sense that they're normally pretty subpar. • Motive A villain's motivation is one of the most common wasted potentials.
how to plan the perfect art heist
Well, it's been a few weeks. So obviously I'm here to talk about art heists. I've recently read a book, Stealing Rembrandts (which is about—you guessed it—stealing Rembrandts), and the sheer amount of information in it was fantastic. There were accounts
a few of my favorite mythical monsters
For whatever reason, humans seem to have an obsession for things that freak them out. We watch horror movies and TV shows with people having operations (WHILE EATING) (thanks Mom) and some of us even pay to get the bejeezus
a far from complete list of hero types
This post is the continuation of a subject that my class talked about during Sunday School that's been stuck in my mind since then. (And that was like a month ago.) We were talking about heroes, and how our need
an analysis of the token dumb character
I'm not sure why I felt the compulsion to do this, but last weekend I decided I was going to make two posts this week. I am now in the firm belief that Last Week Grace was a jerk, who
7 elements that make epic world-building
In honor of Columbus Day and Leif Erikson Day (who got to North America waaaaaaaaaaaaaay before Columbus) (I'm just sayin'), I'm going to be talking about world-building. Because that's sorta similar? Exploration and world-building
a plethora of reasons to love British storytelling
While I cannot be 100% sure about this, I think today's going to be a pretty crappy day. My brother is now in Great Britain, which, while exciting, is also blergh. But since I'm already going to be thinking about
a kaleidoscope of ways to look at the Hogwarts houses
Today I am going to dive somewhat deeply into Hogwarts houses and the sorting system surrounding them. (Try saying that three times fast.) I'm basing most of my information on the books and movies, but also on the Pottermore website. (Where
