I came across this very interesting breakdown on what constitutes a good villain and how the show Helluva Boss Does it well.

This Youtube review and analysis is clean and safe for all audiences and there for you can safely watch it in-front of your family so don't worry.

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This comes from a story where a character who is mistrusted, maligned, attacked, betrayed by friends and love interest and has his power violently ripped from him.

Yet it was the idea of letting them risk life and limb to clean up my own mess that left me uneasy.

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I enjoy talks and articles that teach how to deepen characters and improve writing and plot development. I came across this really well done look into how the show Arcane gave its key characters two different and very conflicting story arks. How they did it, and why it works. I post this here because its less about "That" show and more about writing, and writing techniques.

Knowlage of Arcane isn't necessary.

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Every now and then I like to share some of my conversations with writers because I think it can help beginning writers see things from a different point of view. While nothing stupendous, I thought I would share this comment I made. As I do think it helps.

His clipboard and pens are following him, because they’re locked in his telekinetic grip. I’ll make it more clear right now.

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Copy of my reply to a snide comment made on a dead story.
I thought I would copy it here as a reminder to some of the newer readers here.

You have to keep in mind that writers donate their free time to be here and write for the readers. They don't get paid for it, and they could often be doing much more productive things with their free time. Instead, they choose to donate that time to us and share with us their favorite hobby, which is writing.

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I really don't give stories thumbs downs. I think the last one I gave was two years ago, if not longer. How I normally work, I normally give my review of the story and make suggestions for improvement. Usually not giving either an up or a down vote if the story has real issues. It's literally been so long since I gave a down vote, It got me thinking about the reasons behind why I did. I never down vote for grammar, or spelling, or 90 word long sentences. After some thought, I realized that

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The old man sat at the bar, sliding his frosted beer glass between his hands. A sly smile crosses his face as he glances over to the seat beside him. "Hey man, how many people has Celestia banged?"

"What the hell? This coming from The Monk? Aren't you the guy who's serious all the time? The guy who, if you ever smiled, your face might crack?"

"Yeah, yeah. Read on ... Pass me the peanuts."

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I've been asked several times over the years how I can even be here on the board, how I can read the stories here and how I can even text?

Here is a good example of some of the tools I use to "see" on the internet and while at work.

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Monk

I was stumbling around the site, going from story to story, and occasionally double-checking that I had copies of the better ones that I came to.

While I was checking over one, I noticed a simple comment / response. The kind that happens on the site every day, and it went something like this.

Reader: Hey, in Ch.4 I found you used hand in this line. Should be hoof.

Author: Oh, thanks, gee that was seven years ago, I should have caught that.

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I'm sure some of you may have noticed that Some of the stories have been removed from my favorites and some of the thumbs up I gave over the years have changed.

I've been on this site forever, since before the famous Wlam left. In that time my favorites' folder has grown and the standards I used to determine what should be a favorite has changed as well.

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