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Shadow Archetype
Build A Portfolio
Author Tips
Artist Tutorials
Art Writing
Blog Writing
The Shadow
Best Practices
Email List
All You Need To Know About The Shadow Archetype
Some antagonists have good qualities. If you've ever wnated to add more intrigue to your characer relationships, I cover some of the best practices for the Shadow Archetype!
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Beyond Belief Fact Or Fiction
Writing Christian Fiction
How To Write A Historical Fiction Novel
Books About Subconscious Mind
The Great Believers Book
How To Use
Anatomy
How Strong Belief Systems Create Better Fiction
Beliefs are more than faiths, rituals or even philsophies. In this post I cover the anatomy of authentic belief systems and how to use them in fiction!
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Villain Archetypes
The Creator Archetype
The Magician Brand Archetype
The Creator Brand Archetype
The Everyman Brand Archetype
Character Types
Good Character
All You Need to Know About The Creator Archetype
You know who some of the best character types are? The ones that are mysterious and inventive. In this post I cover the ever illusive Creator Archetype!
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Question To Ask
Making An Impact
Questions To Ask
Do You Remember
How 2nd Acts Can Make or Break a Manuscript
Writing a lengthy story comes with caveats. A question to ask is: "How well do you remember the second act of a story?" In this post I cover the importance of making an impact in act 2!
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Read More
Need To Know
Hold On
Social Media
Writing
All You Need To Know About Silhouette
Now hold on, how can form help us when we can't see what's inside of it? Today's post talks all about silhouette value and the importance of your outlines!!
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Worlds Of Fun
Up To Date
Keep Up
How Research Makes for Better World-Building
World-Building is a massive subject. How can we pare down the essentials into easy-to-use steps for writing a manuscript?
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Character Backstory
The 4 Keys To A Better Character Backstory
Nothing bogs down a story more than not knowing who or what our characters are. How do we get more fleshed out backstories? I cover 4 key solutions to this problem!
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How To Work
How Schedules Can Make You a Better Writer
Keeping yourself on track to your goals can change a lot of things about how you write, whether that's for the better or worse is up to you. I offer some of my own practises in this post on how to work efficiently in any creative medium!
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Light And Shadow
A Simple Understanding of Light and Shadow
Painting realistically can be a daunting and very scientific task. In this post I've simplified and highlighted the important parts of light and shadow.
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Paint Scenery
Atmospheric Perspective
Cool Landscapes
Made Goods
Why Your Landscape Art Lacks Perspective
Paint scenery with new strokes by reading my discussion on atmospheric perspective and its importance to making good landscape art!
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Best Practice
So Cool
The Best Practices for Writing Fictional Factions
What makes groups like the Jedi or the Runners so cool? Is it something that talented writers just have a knack for? I uncover the answer to that in this post!
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The Foundation
How Location Affects Good World-Building
A part of writing that is often ignored is the foundation of location. In this post, I cover the importance of knowing how where you are affects your story!
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I Try
Colour Context: Your Eyes Are Playing Tricks on You
What if the colours you thought you were seeing weren't the colours that were actually there? Colour context is a strange concept, even for artists, so I try to explain it as best I can here!
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Fictional Races
The Best Solution Ever For Writing Fictional Races
Race is a touchy subject in fiction, and fictional races are even more so. I cover some of my personal practices for getting the most out of these sorts of things in fiction!
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Art And Writing
Art
My Top 8 Favourite Artists
In this post, I cover some of my biggest inspirations in life and the people that pushed me to art and writing!