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Epic Heroes and Cliches

Posted on August 14, 2014 by J. Sevick

I really could not think what to post about today… So you get some random notes I made on epic heroes! Congratulations… 🙂 Heroes and Epic Fantasy ClichĂ©s A lot of times, heroes (almost always male) will start in one … Continue reading →

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Making Your Heroes Proactive

Posted on June 10, 2014 by J. Sevick

I wrote yesterday about how to start developing the motivation for your hero to stop the villain. Often, this is because the villain is doing evil things, and so the hero rises to stop them. However, sometimes your villain isn’t … Continue reading →

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Finding the Hero

Posted on June 3, 2014 by J. Sevick

Note: When I say “hero,” I mean the protagonist of any gender. Because I’ve decided I want a single protagonist (whether or not I go with a single POV), I have to develop a character that is at the center … Continue reading →

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Avoiding the Antihero

Posted on May 31, 2014 by J. Sevick

I wrote last week about the downsides of an “ordinary” protagonist, and about how I wanted to seek out an “extraordinary” protagonist. This means a character with history, with personality, with awareness and a pre-established identity. This sort of character … Continue reading →

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Building the Generic Hero Motivation

Posted on May 29, 2014 by J. Sevick

A story is a character who wants something. It really can be that simple… or that difficult. Depending on the genre, structure, and skill of the author, a character’s motivation must be clear (as in having a definitive end point … Continue reading →

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