PT Barnum was a fascinating character, running “freak shows”, museums, and concert tours, and operating as an author and legislator/politician.
Apparently the phrase attached to him, “There's a sucker born every minute” is not necessarily something he
ever said.
As shocking as it is to modern sensibilities, Barnum ...
This Way to the Egress
Banes at 12:00AM, May 3, 2018Black + White = Gray (part 3)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 28, 2018
And so we're finally here. The magnificent, ever so popular and edgy Gray characters are the object of our observation today!
Gray characters are those that sit on the fence, being not quite white and not quite black, and this ever walking the tightrope of the narrative's morality ...
A Stream of Consciousness
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 27, 2018
Welcome to a stream of consciousness.
There are times, more than we might like to admit, when we encounter the chasm of blank thought that is writer’s block. So often in fact, that there are countless books, articles and videos on how to get around it; to spark your ...
The Character Journey of Iron Man revisited
Banes at 12:00AM, April 26, 2018
Iron Man and the multi film arc - revisited
There are spoilers below for the Iron Man and Avengers movies, Civil War, and Spiderman Homecoming
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been breaking new ground in movies with their various interconnected films for about ten years.
The MCU began with Iron Man ...
CHARACTER ARCS IN SERIES and SEQUELS
Banes at 12:00AM, April 19, 2018
Today we'll talk sequel and series character arcs
Last Week we talked about character arcs. They're an important element of fiction writing…although a lot of the time, there is no arc! But a strong, unpredictable character arc can be a great help in driving a story from ...
These Boots Were Made For Walking
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 13, 2018
So for the last few posts I’ve been meaning to go back and finish off an idea that I had begun to explain, albeit poorly, but, as you can see, I have not. I know that there is more I could do with it; more I could delve into ...
The Use of Customs and Folklore
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 7, 2018
It is Orthodox Easter Week, and currently it's Resurrection Saturday, easily the most important day in the Greek Orthodox year. In Greece there are a ton of customs and festivities that have been taking place all through the Holy Week, culminating to today and tomorrow, Easter Sunday. One can ...