You know, whenever I hear people mention the supposed intricacies of complexity and depth, it usually has to do with video games, like, how many mechanics are integrated within the gameplay and how many creative outcomes you can think of within a single rule-set. Here, though, I wanna present my opinions on the complexity vs depth debate within the context of a written narrative. This isn't to pretentiously declare that I know what I'm talking about, but what I want to see more of in modern

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Boosting a very interesting contest prompt here. GMBlackjack has put together a fascinating concept for Depth in Innocence: Make a deep, thought-provoking story that's rated E.

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Hello readers! I'm back!

I know it was only a week, but honestly, it felt much longer. Funny how time works like that. It feels like forever since I've worked on a Being a Better Writer post, but at the same time, it feels like just yesterday I finished editing Colony ...

Time does weird things. And moves in odd ways. Speaking of which, that's probably a good topic for another BaBW post: Time. That one's on the list now.

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Bronycon draws ever closers, and I've been working hard to prepare 2 of the anthologies that were the highest voted from the last pole I did. In case I never confirmed the results, the winning anthologies were:

- The Life and Times of Nyx (Past Sins Sequel Anthology)
- Face The Dark (The Dark Story Anthology)

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Welcome back readers. How was your weekend? Was it good?

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Welcome, readers, to the year 2020, and a new series of Being a Better Writer! We’re back at last, ready to tackle all new topics of writing every Monday. So kick back and get ready to talk writing!

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The reason why I wanted to show this is because of a part I like that talks about three exact things that make a great villain or character in general:

1. Creative Designs
2. Layers
3. Engaging Backstories

Do you agree? Also, Characters In-Depth is a great YouTube channel. You can check it out if you want.

Welcome back readers! It’s Monday again, and you know what that means! And if you didn’t, well … Check that title above!

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So, a few of you remember I may or may not have used to do story reviews. Then I dropped out of it. But now, I'm back. I don't know how many stories I'll be reviewing, but I'll be doing a few. Such as this one.

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Yes! Being a Better Writer has returned to Monday!

Honestly, I think I just got lucky this week in not being called into work today, but even so, it feels good to be working on BaBW on a Monday again! This is the day when it's supposed to go down ... Well, up, technically.

Today is also the first day we'll be going off of Topic List IX! That's right, new list, new topics!

Which brings us to today's topic of choice: digging deeper with characters!

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A common writing fumble I see in pony fanfiction?

People treating ponies as Hobbits, when in actuality they would be more comparable to dwarves (fantasy dwarves). By this, I mean people tend to treat them as 'light and small' creatures. This is not the case.

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A quick reminder to start keeping a list of your ideas for future Being a Better Writer articles! Topic List #15 is almost out of topics, which means there will soon be a topic call and a chance to make your requests for ideas and topics heard!

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Hello readers! Welcome back to Unusual Things and Being a Better Writer! I trust you all had a fairly good weekend?

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As some may have noticed, I haven't been very active on here lately, and at this point there's few people who I still care about that's somewhat active.

I'm just
So fucking done
And keeping this account active has become a bother

It's not like I'm still watching the show
Or still reading the fics in my library

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